Re: A new idea on PHP6.

From: Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2012 18:09:33 +0000
Subject: Re: A new idea on PHP6.
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On Thu, Jul 19, 2012 at 4:40 AM, Andrew Faulds <ajfweb@googlemail.com>wrote: > Our syntax is very, very confusing for newbies. Also, procedural and OOP > programming is unnatural and unintuitive. We should use the natural LISP > braces syntax and make PHP functional, so it is much easier to write, e.g.: > > ((decl (main (echo (add (reverse (array (1 2 3))) (string ('h 'e 'l 'l > 'o > '\ 'w 'o 'r 'l 'd '\n)))) (phpinfo)))) > On Jul 19, 2012 7:18 AM, "Ronald Chmara" <ronabop@gmail.com> wrote: > > > With PHP 6, lets start with a: > > Pure > > Object > > Oriented > > PHP > > > > ...idea, and extend it out, so we can have a: > > Structured > > Heuristic > > Idealistic > > Taxonomy > > > > ..so we reduce user confusion, and eliminate the vast majority of our > > userbase, (thus cutting down on bug reports, of course) so we can > > have a: > > Heuristic > > Accessible > > Readable > > Available > > Helpful > > ...language advance. > > > I get that the first two acronyms are POOP and SHIT; however, the third one, HARAH, is throwing me off. Is that a fecal reference in some other language or something? --Kris

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