Re: Allow two words keywords

Maybe add it to that thread?? https://externals.io/message/111218 Cheers, Josh > On Jul 30, 2020, at 4:50 AM, Deleu <deleugyn@gmail.com> wrote: > > Such a nice syntax. Even better than @@ and @. I wish this could get more > attention/traction. > >> On Wed, Jul 29, 2020, 19:46 David Rodrigues <david.proweb@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Oh, you are right! "yield from" is not common for me currently, so I really >> skipped it. >> >> In this case, is there some problem to apply it to Attribute case? "using >> attribute(Attribute())" or something like that? >> >> >> Atenciosamente, >> David Rodrigues >> >> >> Em qua., 29 de jul. de 2020 às 14:01, Nikita Popov <nikita.ppv@gmail..com> >> escreveu: >> >>> On Wed, Jul 29, 2020 at 6:50 PM David Rodrigues <david.proweb@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Hello! >>>> >>>> I do not know if there is some consensus about "why not use two words >> as a >>>> single keyword" in programming language in general, but I really found a >>>> few examples of it, as in SQL with "GROUP BY", for instance. >>>> >>>> So I question if it could be used on PHP to expand the keywords >> repertoire >>>> by mixing two words without causes BC. >>>> >>>> I will use the Attribute syntax-war to exemplify. >>>> >>>> I really prefer to create a new keyword "attr()" or >>>> "attribute()" to >> make >>>> attributes possible. It basically uses the same function-like with >>>> arguments to work. But it invariably will cause BC to old codes that use >>>> attr or attribute names (eg. "function attr()"). >>>> >>>> But, if we create a new two-words keyword like "using attr()", maybe it >>>> will not cause any BC, because "function using attr()" is impossible, >> but >>>> "using attr(X) function attr()" will do. >>>> >>>> I do not know if I am being high with peanuts, but maybe it could be >>>> considered to this discussion and make possible new features on PHP >>>> without >>>> creating strange symbols like @@ or #[] that will requires that new >> users >>>> check the documentation about "what it mean", while is very hard to >> Google >>>> symbols (so search will be "what mean double at in PHP" or "what >>>> mean >>>> hashtag brackets"). >>>> >>>> >>>> Atenciosamente, >>>> David Rodrigues >>>> >>> >>> PHP does have a two word keyword: "yield from" >>> >>> Nikita >>> >>