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Subject:  Re: [PHP-DEV] rename T_PAAMAYIM_NEKUDOTAYIM to T_DOUBLE_COLON
From: james.butler@edigitalresearch.com (=?windows-1252?Q?James_Butler?=)

I'll bite.

Why should this be changed=3F Is it broken=3F Is it something that 1 second on google can't answer=3F=20
If somebody is advanced enough to be using classes (I think about the only time you would use a double colon) then they should know what it means.

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James Butler
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On 30 Oct 2010, at 02:51, "Chad Emrys" <admin@codeangel.org> wrote:

> On 10/29/2010 08:24 PM, Scott MacVicar wrote:
>> On Oct 29, 2010, at 6:17 PM, admin wrote:
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>>> On 10/29/2010 08:11 PM, William A. Rowe Jr. wrote:
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>>>> On 10/29/2010 7:47 PM, admin wrote:
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>>>>> WTF is T_PAAMAYIM_NEKUDOTAYIM=3F
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>>>>> 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=3F
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>>>>> Those that disagree don't do enough PHP support to know how often it is asked. it's worth it.
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>>>> Is it that hard to at least review the mailing list archives before ranting=3F
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>>>> At least posters would sound like they have educated themselves on why what
>>>> came to be, and argue sensibly for changes.
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>>> obviously the old arguments didn't work, time to start anew.
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>> using a name like "admin" in your email headers isn't going to be very receptive.
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>> For what its worth its Hebrew for double colon. I'm all for the change, will see what I can do next week.
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>> - S
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> Oops, sorry didn't even notice it was there, I don't send mail from this=20
> account much.
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> Should be fixed.  Though I don't care what my name has to do with reception.
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> What is in a name anyway=3F
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