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Date: Wed, 05 Dec 2007 16:49:36 -0500
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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] Namespace
From: sam@sambarrow.com (Sam Barrow)

The implementation as it is now works. It's functional, and useful.
Minor issues like import/use can be worked out when necessary, but for
now I see this as something that can be released (provided that most of
the bugs are worked out). Multiple namespaces per file is the only thing
I see as a feature that should be added, but as of now it is not a
pressing issue.

On Wed, 2007-12-05 at 13:36 -0800, Stanislav Malyshev wrote:
> > implementation [details] not the concept. I believe that the implementation
> > needs a little ironing out ... what's the harm in taking the time to do this?
> > or at least taking the time to let consensus take hold?
> 
> No harm, but we will have multiple namespaces per file figured out 
> pretty soon, and I don't see any new developments with the braces thing, 
> so what exactly would we wait for?
> 
> > metrics that support your argument that namespaces will make code more
> > maintainable, offer better structure and cleaner code.
> 
> Obviously, we can't have any metrics of anything until the namespaces 
> are implemented and used in some serious project, which can't happen 
> until we have a release with namespaces in it.
> 
>   > it remains nothing more than a pontential even after release. in the 
> same
> 
> For some time, yes. And if one chooses not to use it, maybe forever for 
> that particular user.
> I'm all for discussing practical ones, but frankly I don't see any new 
> issues here worth delaying anything.
> -- 
> Stanislav Malyshev, Zend Software Architect
> stas@zend.com   http://www.zend.com/
> (408)253-8829   MSN: stas@zend.com
>