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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] Re: Short syntax for array literals [...]
From: sebastian.deutsch@9elements.com (Sebastian Deutsch)

I think a public voting system is not a good thing (though the idea 
appealed me in the first place) - but I was convinced that it would lead 
to vote without discussion.

For "listening to the user base" I originally had a headline "Discussion 
on the Web" were I refered to some blog posts covering that topic. 
Actually someone removed it by "Discussion on the List".




Jonathan Bond-Caron schrieb:
> It's a big +1 for me and this sums it up
> 
>> PHP is about building on the knowledge and experience of the typical 
>> target user.  This target user changes slowly as we all get older and 
>> the industry we are in changes and we need to recognize that and adapt 
>> the language appropriately.  What is appropriate is of course a really 
>> hard call which is what this is all about.
> 
> My first concern about the [] debate is no one is really asking what the
> users want? Where did the [] requirement or proposal come from? There's no
> doubt in my mind that a [] synthax is something most users would want. The
> similar array declaration to javascript also further reinforces the use of
> PHP for web based programming.
> 
> Finally, having a public voting system would definitely help gain more
> insight as to what users want. 
> 
>