Re: Re: [RFC][Discuss] Arrow Functions

On Fri, Feb 3, 2017 at 12:18 PM, Andrea Faulds <ajf@ajf.me> wrote: > Hi David, > > David Rodrigues wrote: >> >> Hello folks! >> I just not understand why "function" should be abbreviated. It's about >> "how >> less character better"? I don't see it too much on PHP. I guess that is >> more simple keep what exists current "function", that all knows about >> (that >> should be better than the next example): >> >> $mapped = array_map(function($x) => $x + $y); // vs current: >> $mapped = array_map(function($x) use($y) { return $x + $y }); > > > I feel the same way. It would be nice to have shorter syntax, but it > sacrifices readability and familiarity here, and adds yet another new > keyword. > > It also feels inconsistent… isn't "fn" just short for "function"? > Why is it > exclusive to the => syntax? This is not exactly on topic... unless you are implying you'd prefer the |$x| => $x + $y? Maybe you missed [this][1] message? [1]: http://news.php.net/php.internals/98136