Re: [RFC][Under discussion] Deprecate ${} string interpolation
| From: | Lynn | Date: | Mon, 14 Mar 2022 19:20:51 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: [RFC][Under discussion] Deprecate ${} string interpolation | ||
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On Mon, Mar 14, 2022 at 8:04 PM Mike Schinkel <mike@newclarity.net> wrote:
>
> Variable variables provide functionality[1] that if removed would force
> major rewrites of PHP applications that were architected in a way that
> depends on that functionality.
>
And while probably between 90% and 99% of the time when someone uses
> variable variables there are better alternatives, variable variables make
> certain code possible that would be impossible without them.
>
Do you have examples where this is the case? Using arrays is a compatible
replacement as far as I know, and I highly doubt these kinds of hacks are
necessary.