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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] namespace separator and whining
From: mls@pooteeweet.org (Lukas Kahwe Smith)


On 04.11.2008, at 18:59, Gregory Beaver wrote:

> #2 means we want to be able to access stuff like strlen() and
> array_map() without any monkey business.

<snip>

> functions/constants:
> 1) ns\func or ns\const
> 2) internal func\const
> 3) FAILBOAT


Right, for the most part people will want access to internal  
functions, but what is the benefit of not including user space  
functions/constants? I find this quite confusing. The resolution rules  
should be easy to explain and it should be easy to understand what is  
going to happen when reading code. Nobody knows all PHP internal  
functions (especially as new internal functions can be defined by  
enabling extensions), so expecting people to know what will or will  
not fallback is kind funky.

So lets have a look about the disadvantages of including all functions/ 
constants:
1) you have to ensure the proper load order
2) .. ?

As you pointed out, there is no autoload for functions, so people are  
accustomed to ensuring that all functions are loaded before usage. Am  
I missing something?

regards,
Lukas Kahwe Smith
mls@pooteeweet.org