RE: [PHP-DEV] Proposal: Array syntax

On 05 November 2003 16:48, Ilia Alshanetsky contributed these pearls of wisdom: > I mean c'mon, is 5 characters that much of a problem and is > absolute code clarity not worth those 5 characters? Character > efficiency is done in Perl, where you can do things like ~= > and @_, but that makes Perl code naturally obfuscated and I do > not think that's a good way to go. I don't think the number of characters is the main issue here -- it's about having a *nicer* set of characters. Personally, I'd be still be in favour (although not quite as much) if the proposed syntax were [[[1,2,3]]] -- for me, it's about having a syntax that shouts *ARRAY* rather than whispers it. (Although the reduction in characters is handy -- particularly in a construct like ['foo' => ['bar'=>'on', 'baz'=>[2,3,5,7]], 'bedrock'=>['rubble'=>['barney', 'betty'], 'flintstone'=>['fred', 'wilma']]].) Cheers! Mike -- Mike Ford, Electronic Information Services Adviser, Learning Support Services, Learning & Information Services, JG125, James Graham Building, Leeds Metropolitan University, Beckett Park, LEEDS, LS6 3QS, United Kingdom Email: m.ford@leedsmet.ac.uk Tel: +44 113 283 2600 extn 4730 Fax: +44 113 283 3211