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

From:	scott lewis	Date:	Thu, 16 Aug 2007 23:51:15 +0000
Subject:	Re: [Fwd: Re: [PHP-DEV] Renaming namespaces to packages]
References:	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14	Groups:	php.internals
Request:	Send a blank email to internals+get-31662@lists.php.net to get a copy of this message

On 16 Aug, 2007, at 1737, Stanislav Malyshev wrote:

PHP users: "Wait.. WTF? These don't act like namespaces - where are the braces?"
That's like saying "BMW Z4 is not a car - it has only two seats!"

That doesn't change the fact that that was the very reaction of this list.

PHP users: "These act more like... Java packages. Why are they called namespaces?"
Java packages are namespace implementation, btw.

Indeed, I am not arguing that. Recognizing that their implementation was different than the C++ feature, the Java folks chose a different name. Because they knew that if they put out a feature with the same name as a C++ feature, people would assume it works the same way as the C++ feature. I would prefer that PHP's namespace feature not be overshadowed by confusion caused by it's keyword. scott.