Re: some thoughts about php 6

Hi Pierre, On Tue, Jan 28, 2014 at 11:32 PM, Pierre Joye <pierre.php@gmail.com> wrote: > However it has drawback, adoption. > > One thing I would very strongly consider is the actual gains brought > by a change. > > - rename or alias functions to fulfill our naming conventions or > coding standards > . where is the gain in the long term? > . most of the functions are procedural and string/array/scalar > related. I would prefer to think about alternative solutions like the > NIkic's proposal using OO-like APIs. Keeps BC, brings cleaner APIs > into the game > I agree it's nicer. My only concern is that the same discussion was done about 10 years ago and still don't have them. We may be able to clean up string/array functions. However it seems odds are high that we still have live legacy names around next 10 years or more especially in modules... Regards, -- Yasuo Ohgaki yohgaki@ohgaki.net