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Date: Thu, 12 May 2016 20:48:45 +0900
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To: Larry Garfield <larry@garfieldtech.com>
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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] [RFC] Pipe Operator
From: yohgaki@ohgaki.net (Yasuo Ohgaki)

Hi Larry,

On Thu, May 12, 2016 at 8:19 AM, Larry Garfield <larry@garfieldtech.com> wrote:
> On Mon, May 9, 2016, at 10:21 PM, Stanislav Malyshev wrote:
>> Hi!
>>
>> > |> seems like a common symbol to use, but it admittedly does look a
>>
>> So, usage in one semi-obscure language (F#) and one completely obscure
>> one (Elixir) - Clojure doesn't use |> - and one proposal for Javascript
>> now qualifies for "common". And that counting the fact that neither of
>> them actually uses the worst part of proposed syntax - magic variable $$.
>> --
>> Stas Malyshev
>> smalyshev@gmail.com
>
> If the issue is $$ feels too Perl like, what is the alternative?  Is
> there another way to chain methods cleanly?

$$ looks like Perl, I agree.
However, we will get used to it soon. Namespace separator "\" seemed
strange to me, but I was used to it after a while. It would be more
beneficial to users if we adopt the same symbol as Hack. IMO.

Regards,

--
Yasuo Ohgaki
yohgaki@ohgaki.net