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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] Obscure token name
From: j.boggiano@seld.be (Jordi Boggiano)

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On 26.04.2010 16:32, mathieu.suen wrote:
> I am wondering why is the token name so incomprehensible ?
> Like T_PAAMAYIM_NEKUDOTAYIM...

Historical reasons, easter egg, call it what you want, but it's probably
gonna stay.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scope_resolution_operator#PHP

Cheers,
Jordi


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