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Thread-Topic: [PHP-DEV] [VOTE] Shorter Attribute Syntax Change
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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] [VOTE] Shorter Attribute Syntax Change
From: theodorejb@outlook.com (Theodore Brown)

On Tue, Aug 11, 2020 at 10:39 AM Rowan Tommins <rowan.collins@gmail.com> wr=
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> On Tue, 11 Aug 2020 at 16:31, Theodore Brown <theodorejb@outlook.com> wro=
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> > Anyway, please do add easy typeability to the matrix=0A=
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> How would you measure "easy typability"? On what keyboard layout?=0A=
> Would you write "Yes" and "No", or "quite easy", or marks out of 10?=0A=
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Hi Rowan,=0A=
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I would suggest "Kinds of symbols used".=0A=
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@@ is easier since it only uses one kind of symbol, rather than=0A=
switching between two or three symbols which are often on different=0A=
sides of the keyboard.=0A=
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> > fact that the @@ syntax makes attributes easier to grep for.=0A=
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> The same question: how do you summarise this in a table? Complexity=0A=
> of the regex? Number of false positives in some representative code=0A=
> base?=0A=
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This can be a simple Yes or No. With @@ or @: you can type those=0A=
symbols followed by the attribute name to grep for it. With the other=0A=
syntaxes and attribute grouping, if the name isn't unique it may be=0A=
difficult to search for since you can't rely on a unique leading symbol.=0A=
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> As I've said before, the table would be useful if it was a re-cap of=0A=
> arguments discussed in prose elsewhere, but it is not on its own a good=
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> source of information for making a decision.=0A=
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Generally I agree, the table is not particularly helpful in making a=0A=
decision here.=0A=
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Regards,  =0A=
Theodore=