Re: [RFC] Short syntax for anonymous functions

On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 1:17 PM, Clint Priest <cpriest@zerocue.com> wrote: > > On 2/21/2013 5:17 AM, David Muir wrote: >> >> On 21/02/2013, at 6:12 AM, Lazare Inepologlou <linepogl@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> >>> Long code is not always equivalent to readable code. A shorter syntax >>> could >>> improve readability in *some* cases. >>> >>> Long: >>> $users->OrderBy( function( $x ){ return $x->Surname; } ); >>> >>> Short: >>> $users->OrderBy( $x ==> $x->Surname ); >>> >> I think your example proves the opposite. The fist example was much easier >> to read and understand than the second. > > That all depends on how many languages you're versed in, the short syntax > above is common in many modern languages and has no clarity issues for me. > > > -- > -Clint > > > -- > PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > Just letting my voice hear as a "php developer" watching this list from time to time. As a php developer i'm heavily against adding this "feature" to php. It makes the code very vague to understand and specially if it's spread over multiple files. For example file_a.php has: $sayHi = { echo "hi"; }; Now lets say file_b.php has this: $sayHi(); This is just code obfuscation! Please don't add it. It would be neat as a code obfuscation technique :) Just my 5 cents. Cheers, Mark