Re: Consistent function names

Hi Markus and Fischer, On Sun, Mar 1, 2015 at 11:23 PM, Markus Fischer <markus@fischer.name> wrote: > On 01.03.15 13:53, Rowan Collins wrote: > > On 1 March 2015 11:29:49 GMT, Yasuo Ohgaki <yohgaki@ohgaki.net> wrote: > > > >> How about rename all of these functions according to CODING_STANDARD > >> for > >> PHP7 > >> and have aliases for old names? > > > > If this list had an FAQ (which I think it should), this would be on it. > > > > The answer is no, it's just not worth it. Having a function called > str_pos which is an alias of strpos, but only on some versions, is more > confusing, not less. > > My sentiment too. Factor in that someone already using the proposed > himself, things can only go south from here. > > If PHP wants to clean up, then do it right: use a namespace for it. I agree use of namespace is better solution. It's rather severe BC, though. How about rename functions except "string" and "array" related functions? BTW, I cannot change document system, but I'm going to update all doc contents if this passes. Regards, -- Yasuo Ohgaki yohgaki@ohgaki.net