Re: php7- dropping the $ from the variable name - rfc

Well, you can do that right now, PHP supports that for ages. <?php $myVar = 'print'; $myVar('Hello!'); // Outputs hello ?> So lamdas realy do not change anything in this context. What they do is make our life easier by making us able to live without create_function(). Anyway, removing $ is bad and people gave plenty of points for that. Here is summary: 1). Break every application. 2). Break highlight. 3). Make almost imposible for parser to replace variables with their contents in " " and HEREDOC constructions. Well, it can be done, but it will make a huge slowdown and memory usage. 4). Adding $ before variable doesn't take any time for any experienced in PHP developer 5). Variables are seen clearly in code. 6). Hey, you can use $ in JS too! It just works! :) 2008/9/18 Ionut Gabriel Stan <ionut.stan@yahoo.com> > Actually, I somehow understand what he wants, considering we'll soon have > lambdas and closures. I mean, in case of javascript a variable can hold as > well a function as it can hold anything else. Anyway, I don't think this is > the case for PHP. I do find it ugly to write $function(), but I guess I'll > live with it as I did until now. > > Cheers, > I. Stan > > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Brian Moon <brianm@dealnews.com> > To: mike <mike503@gmail.com> > Cc: marius popa <mapopa@gmail.com>; internals@lists.php.net > Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2008 9:06:11 PM > Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] php7- dropping the $ from the variable name - rfc > > mike wrote: > > Personally I love the $. It makes it so much easier to identify > > variables. It's a single character. Can't see the need honestly to > > even bring this up. > > +1,000,000. Horrible idea. *facepalm* > > -- > > Brian Moon > Senior Web Engineer > ------------------------------ > When you care enough to spend the very least. > http://dealnews.com/ > > > -- > PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > > -- > PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > >