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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] Flexible function naming
From: rowan.collins@gmail.com (Rowan Collins)

On 17/12/2013 01:24, Rasmus Lerdorf wrote:
> This was circa late 1994 when PHP was a tool just for my own
> personal use and I wasn't too worried about not being able to remember
> the few function names.

Absolutely, and to make sure it's clear, I meant absolutely no offence 
or criticism in mentioning it. If I ever invent a language that comes to 
be used by millions, then just maybe I'd have the right to criticise. :)

I actually picked htmlspecialchars() as an example because I remembered 
you using it as one at a conference. I guess I could have pointed out 
that in its way there was a naming convention: pick names with different 
lengths where possible - but I didn't want to drift off-topic.

My main point is that if we were to impose a new naming scheme on 
existing functions, adding or removing underscores would be just the tip 
of the iceberg.

-- 
Rowan Collins
[IMSoP]