Re: Function auto-loading

On 10 August 2016 at 10:51, Lester Caine <lester@lsces.co.uk> wrote: > On 09/08/16 06:54, Sara Golemon wrote: > > On Mon, Aug 8, 2016 at 9:59 PM, Lester Caine <lester@lsces.co.uk> wrote: > >> So Composer IS now the rule rather than some optional extra? > >> > > Yes, the community has decided that for us. Or at least, Composer is > > a *significant* player in the ecosystem of PHP development. > > require_once() might be fine for NiH applications, but for the > > collaborative world of modern PHP, it's the defacto standard. > > Much as PSR also does. > This is probably fine if one is starting a project from scratch, but > with now 15+ years worth of code that does not follow this 'modern > style' it's another barrier to moving code forward. There is nothing > wrong with the code other than newer users done approve of the style of > working :( > > EVERYTHING is a barrier to moving your code forward. You tell the mailing this on a regular basis. Perhaps you should just migrate your 15+ year old code already and be done with it? Either that or fork PHP and never upgrade again. If you're this unhappy with any/all changes to PHP, that seems a viable option. Regards Peter -- CV: careers.stackoverflow.com/peterlind LinkedIn: plind Twitter: kafe15