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Subject: Re: [Fwd: Re: [PHP-DEV] Renaming namespaces to packages]
From: sfl@scotfl.ca (scott lewis)

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On 16 Aug, 2007, at 1737, Stanislav Malyshev wrote:

>> PHP users: "Wait.. WTF? These don't act like namespaces - where  
>> are the braces?"
>
> That's like saying "BMW Z4 is not a car - it has only two seats!"

That doesn't change the fact that that was the very reaction of this  
list.


>> PHP users: "These act more like... Java packages. Why are they  
>> called namespaces?"
>
> Java packages are namespace implementation, btw.

Indeed, I am not arguing that.

Recognizing that their implementation was different than the C++  
feature, the Java folks chose a different name. Because they knew  
that if they put out a feature with the same name as a C++ feature,  
people would assume it works the same way as the C++ feature. I would  
prefer that PHP's namespace feature not be overshadowed by confusion  
caused by it's keyword.

scott.

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