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Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2021 13:11:39 -0400
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To: Rowan Tommins <rowan.collins@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] [RFC] Auto-capture multi-line closures and
 shortfunctions take 2
From: chasepeeler@gmail.com (Chase Peeler)

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On Thu, Mar 25, 2021 at 12:47 PM Rowan Tommins <rowan.collins@gmail.com>
wrote:

> On 25/03/2021 15:05, Deleu wrote:
> > > * Because it's shorter, people will decide it's the "better" version,
> > > when they don't actually need any variable capture. An explicit syntax
> > > like "use(*)" instead makes this a deliberate choice.
> >
> > Does this mean you agree that people (PHP users) are very likely to
> > like/enjoy/"think it's the better version", but you still object to it
> > because people will like the new syntax so much that they will use it
> > even when they don't need auto-capture?
>
>
> No, it does not.
>
> I think that people who have no idea how either version of the syntax
> works will decide that the keyword "fn" is easier to type than
> "function", and not realise the far-reaching effect this can have on
> their code.
>
>
I don't think you should keep a function from developers because some
people might use it incorrectly. Make sure it is documented properly and
stop worrying about people that ignore the documentation.


> Regards,
>
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> Rowan Tommins
> [IMSoP]
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