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Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2020 14:09:49 +0200
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To: Rowan Tommins <rowan.collins@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] [VOTE] Shorter Attribute Syntax Change
From: kontakt@beberlei.de (Benjamin Eberlei)

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On Mon, Aug 10, 2020 at 11:16 AM Rowan Tommins <rowan.collins@gmail.com>
wrote:

> On Mon, 10 Aug 2020 at 09:41, Derick Rethans <derick@php.net> wrote:
>
> > I've just opened the vote to make sure we don't make a terrible mistake
> > with using the @@ syntax for attributes:
> >
> > [...]
> >
> > Please have a objective look at the table
> > (https://wiki.php.net/rfc/shorter_attribute_syntax_change#proposal) and
> > don't just go by asthetics.
> >
>
>
> Hi Derick,
>
> I am not a fan of the @@ syntax, and respect what you're trying to do with
> this RFC, but am disappointed you haven't engaged with those of us who said
> that the RFC needs more detail. There is simply not enough information in
> that table to "have an objective look", and the only other text in the RFC
> makes a vague assertion about the lack of ending symbol which I still don't
> understand the significance of.
>
> If I had a vote, I would vote "No" in the primary vote, not because I think
> the current syntax is perfect, but because I don't think this RFC makes a
> good case for a revote, and strongly suspect it will just be another beauty
> contest.
>

I am sorry this was a misunderstanding between Derick and I. I had worked
on the more detail already, but we had a miscommunication about updating
the RFC. I add my notes in a few minutes, sorry :-(

>
> Regards,
> --
> Rowan Tommins
> [IMSoP]
>

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