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

On 8/15/07, Stanislav Malyshev <stas@zend.com> wrote: > > Take a look at this URL and tell me which one PHP does look like: > > =÷ > > £¡'Q¨²`±http://kaistizen.net/Project/CSharpJava/csharp_java.htm#NamespaceVsPackage > > Neither, actually. But it's not about "should we imitate C# or Java". > It's about what's best for PHP. My opinion is that for PHP would be best > to have namespaces and not packages. > > > From Portuguese Brazilian Wikipedia: > > http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Package > > Translated to you.... > > In English, it says: > A software package is a bundle of one or several files that either are > necessary for the execution of a computer program, or add features for a > program already installed on the computer or network of computers. > A software package is that beautiful box you go to the supermarket and buy the product. A package in programming language is exactly what I wrote to you. > > All you told until now in favor of namespaces are marketing related. > > Just read your previous messages. > > OK, let's see - what is "marketing"? If it's "a set of efforts aimed > at > promoting better understanding and wider usage of PHP language" than I > don't see how it can be bad and how it is not important to consider. > > If it's "an evil conspiracy of suit-wearing aliens to subvert PHP > community to serve their evil alien purposes" then I know nothing about > it but it definitely doesn't have anything to do with what I do. No. You mentioned not only once that namespace are better for users to understand than packages. Seems you are the only one until now that still want to keep "namespace". But I already have a solution to it.... I already mentioned on IRC. Instead of namespace or package, you can go to something like zendspace or stanspace That's my final 2 cents. I hope I do not have to come back and write another message here. It's up to you to decide which you think is best for PHP. I am not a good C programmer and I can't really purpose a patch to something better. I only have my ideas that I can try to talk to you. ALA I put myself on a month to study the PHP's source, I can't help in development. Best regards, > -- > Stanislav Malyshev, Zend Software Architect > stas@zend.com http://www.zend.com/ > (408)253-8829 MSN: stas@zend.com > > -- Guilherme Blanco - Web Developer CBC - Certified Bindows Consultant Cell Phone: +55 (16) 9166-6902 MSN: guilhermeblanco@hotmail.com URL: http://blog.bisna.com São Carlos - SP/Brazil