On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 11:59 PM, Rasmus <ras...@lerdorf.com> wrote:
> On 05/31/2011 02:45 PM, Ilia Alshanetsky wrote:
>> Rasmus,
>>
>> Don't you think having support for both ['a':1, 'b':2] and {'a':1,
>> 'b':2} would create confusion?
>
> Not if we present this as native json support in PHP. Then we have to
> support the {} version. Other than a couple of grumpy old-timers, I
> think we are in agreement that we should add a short array syntax.
> Whether we should extend that to also add a short object syntax is a
> secondary question.
I guess if you present it as a native json support in PHP, it probably
would be ok from clarity standpoint. Overloading {} parser should be
doable, but a little trickier than []. The + of the current patch is
that it is very nice and simple.
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