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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] php7- dropping the $ from the variable name - rfc
From: bri@cshell.gr (sotiris karavarsamis)

Marco wrote:

So don't you consider this a serious reason against stripping/changing 
the dollar sign?
Do you think that would be a good effect for PHP users if that change 
would exist
in a future version of PHP (even in PHP6!)? It's a simple change but a 
great shift!
>
>
>     > Hey, why not make it configurable (ini option) ?! :D
>
>     I really do not find it reasonable to change the dollar sign to
>     something
>     else.
>     If we could switch the dollar sign notation in variables on and off
>     with a directive in php.ini, that would break backwards compatibility
>     between apps
>     not only in a single user environments but also in shared hosting
>     envs.
>     Imagine having to switch into dollar sign notation for a phpbb
>     installation
>     and to a notation without the dollar sign for a custom
>     application. It's
>     just
>     crazy!
>
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarcasm ... I hope :-D
I'm not being sarcastic, if you mean it. :p
>
> Regards
>
> Marco