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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] rename T_PAAMAYIM_NEKUDOTAYIM to T_DOUBLE_COLON
From: scott@macvicar.net (Scott MacVicar)


On Oct 29, 2010, at 6:17 PM, admin wrote:

> On 10/29/2010 08:11 PM, William A. Rowe Jr. wrote:
>> On 10/29/2010 7:47 PM, admin wrote:
>>  =20
>>> WTF is T_PAAMAYIM_NEKUDOTAYIM?
>>>=20
>>> This has to be THE most asked question by new php developers when =
they come across it.
>>> Can we please change the token name to T_DOUBLE_COLON so I don't =
have to hear about it
>>> constantly?
>>>=20
>>> Those that disagree don't do enough PHP support to know how often it =
is asked. it's worth it.
>>>    =20
>> Is it that hard to at least review the mailing list archives before =
ranting?
>>=20
>> At least posters would sound like they have educated themselves on =
why what
>> came to be, and argue sensibly for changes.
>>=20
>>  =20
> obviously the old arguments didn't work, time to start anew.
>=20

using a name like "admin" in your email headers isn't going to be very =
receptive.

For what its worth its Hebrew for double colon. I'm all for the change, =
will see what I can do next week.

- S