Rasmus Lerdorf wrote:
>
> > Using obscure single character operators is simply something that we don't
> > do in PHP, it's totally inconsistent with the language.
>
> You know I hate magic more than most. I have lobbied against it forever.
> However, sometimes you need to conform with the underlying 3rd-party
> mechanism you are connecting to.
>
If only for migration purposes. If someone knows the technology, then
we don't want to force another "interface" to it, and if they don't,
then providing a "different" interface to it to insulate them from
the real magic does them, IMO, a disservice.
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