Re: ABout the website
| From: | Derick Rethans | Date: | Wed, 22 Feb 2006 15:06:49 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: ABout the website | ||
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On Wed, 22 Feb 2006, magick wrote:
> I think php.net would be much easier for the "newcomers" at PHP if you gave
> full examples.
> Currently every examples on any function at php.net are incomplete, just
> snippits in which you have to "fill in the blank".
>
> Here is a very good example (this is taken from the str_replace page)
>
> // Provides: You should eat pizza, beer, and ice cream every day
> $phrase = "You should eat fruits, vegetables, and fiber every day.";
> $healthy = array("fruits", "vegetables", "fiber");
> $yummy = array("pizza", "beer", "ice cream");
> $newphrase = str_replace($healthy, $yummy, $phrase);
>
> Obviously that won't work unless you add something like echo $newphrase; which
> someone "new to the game" might not realize.
>
> php.net caters to those that know, and forgets about those that don't!
I don't agree with that, I think our documentation is much better than
most other project's. However, if you want to contribute with patches to
improve the documentation feel free to do so.
regards,
Derick