Hello Gerard,
> In zf2, most "Manager" classes such as `Zend\ServiceManager\ServiceManager`,
> `Zend\EventManager\EventManager`, `Zend\Mvc\Controller\PluginManager` are
> assigned to variable names like `$services`, `$events`, `$plugins`.
>
> I feel these instances should be named after what they *are*, and not after
> what it feels like to use them. They are not arrays or collections. They are
> composed of arrays or collections.
>
> The use of shorthand leads to code that like this:
>
> $events = $events->getEvents();
> $plugins = $plugins->getPlugins();
> $services = $services->getServices();
>
> which feels like:
>
> {image}
Done!
> I didn't want to rip out the image because it made me smile and this early in
> the morning you sometimes need that. I must be getting soft, I'm usually
> ruthless about this stuff.
Well, have a nice day - and everyone else on this list and everywhere else, too!
Best regards,
Andreas