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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] backslash, really ... ?
From: sylvain@abstraction.fr (Sylvain Rabot)

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On Wed, 2010-04-28 at 16:58 -0500, Matt Wilson wrote:
> So, you decided to jump in to criticize a design decision that went in af=
ter several months of discussion, without any insight into why it was done =
the way it was?
>=20

Not really criticizing, maybe a bit, but more expressing my
disappointment regarding aesthetic loss that the choice made has lead
to. It might not concern you but it does concern me and probably other
people too.

I admit I have no knowledge of what have been told during the months of
discussion you are referring to. However, you seem to have this
knowledge, so I would be grateful if you could tell me if the aesthetic
of the backslash token has been discussed and even more if you can
redirect me to a discussion thread.

Regards.

> On Apr 28, 2010, at 4:45 PM, Sylvain Rabot wrote:
>=20
> > Hi,
> >=20
> > The comment I'm about to make is behind the times, and, now, useless, I
> > know, but I can't hold me.
> >=20
> > You chose for the namespace feature, a great feature besides, the
> > backslash ?? really ?? Come on guys, among all the possibilities, you
> > have chosen, according to me, the most hideous character possible.
> >=20
> > Having Windows=C2=A9=C2=AE=E2=84=A2 path like strings in the middle of =
source code is not
> > something that is going to make me use the feature.
> >=20
> > PHP syntax was simple, clean. To me, the backslash token ruins
> > everything. Using it aside from escaping was something I have never
> > considered, have you ? Do you like it ?
> >=20
> > The goal of backslash was maybe to highlight namespace in the source
> > code, if it was, congrats, we only see that now.
> > To my opinion it breaks all esthetic's balance of a source code.
> >=20
> > No need to respond that I should have contribute to the choice, believe
> > me, if I could have, I would have.
> >=20
> > This was just the comment of a simple guy which is very concerned about
> > source code esthetic's and believes that a neat, well balanced code is
> > more likely to be well maintained that any other one.
> >=20
> > Best regards.
> >=20
> > --=20
> > Sylvain Rabot <sylvain@abstraction.fr>
>=20
>=20


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