Re: $obj->attr::method() is not allowed

On Tue, Sep 4, 2012 at 12:05 AM, Andrew Faulds <ajf@ajf.me> wrote: > On 03/09/12 17:03, Laruence wrote: >> >> It is great parser(simple and fast) which make php works well for years.. > > No, it's not, it's overly complex. You have to define all sorts of different > expression and variable variations :( if you don't, you will get a complex executor. > >>> rewrite the parser for what? for more academism? > > No, because current one is constraining implementation of some things, and > making some things impossible. (we are limited, for instance, in options for > order that generator expressions (e.g. Python's [i*2 for i in range(6)]) > could be) > >>> we will rewrite it soon or later, but it's not because current one is >>> bad, it will because a better parser tool shows up... > > Well, current one is bad. It only works well for some common cases. For > others, it doesn.t I really don't get it, you are saying current is bad, but every language has defects, either parser, or executor. why do you think rewrite a new parser will make every think perfect? there is no perfect language at all. thanks > > -- > Andrew Faulds > http://ajf.me/ > -- Laruence Xinchen Hui http://www.laruence.com/