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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] [RFC][Under discussion] Deprecate ${} string interpolation
From: kjarli@gmail.com (Lynn)

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On Mon, Mar 14, 2022 at 8:04 PM Mike Schinkel <mike@newclarity.net> wrote:

>
> Variable variables provide functionality[1] that if removed would force
> major rewrites of PHP applications that were architected in a way that
> depends on that functionality.
>
And while probably between 90% and 99% of the time when someone uses
> variable variables there are better alternatives, variable variables make
> certain code possible that would be impossible without them.
>

Do you have examples where this is the case? Using arrays is a compatible
replacement as far as I know, and I highly doubt these kinds of hacks are
necessary.

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