Re: [Fwd: Re: [PHP-DEV] Renaming namespaces to packages]

FWIW I am for "namespaces" because: - the functionality mentioned most often as missing in PHP is 'namespaces'. People want 'namespaces' (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PHP#Criticism) - What they really want is no more clashing classes/functions/variables when they integrate third party apps (which the patch provides) - What they also want is no more clashing objects/functions when a new PHP extension becomes installed by default (Date anyone?) (which the patch provides) - PHP convention is one class-per-file, ergo, following convention would mean braces are not required anyway. - Dmitri gets the kudos for introducing PHPs most asked for feature, instead of 'packages' which no one has asked for. - The patch introduces naming spaces. at a per-file level. - Packages suggests a connection between folder structure and file contents of which there is none. Purely from a PR point of view, 'namespaces' is going to be a winner amongst users and 90% of people will wish for a braces implementation, while 'packages' is likely to generate more demands for something called 'namespaces' -- Marc Gear