James Moore wrote: > > > > > When you cannot make up your mind, choose consistency. In this case, > > > > like it or not, the consistent thing to do is add it. > > > > > > I agree. It's very confusing that <?php= doesn't exist. > > > > Since nobody really objects to the addition of <?php= tag, why doesn't > > somebody with the Zend CVS access commits the Yasuo's patch so we can > close > > this discussion. > > Sorry to put a spanner in the works but adding <?php= isnt a good idea, its > more magic and I dont think we should be adding any more magic to the > language. <?php echo is only 4 exta chars and is more readable, I would vote > for depreciation of <?= and <%= but I know thats not going to happen either, > lets not make the situation worse by adding more magic.
Remember, PHP is hackish/magical by nature. The language itself is embedded, you can't write a single code file without the magical open tag in front! Even hash-bang shell scripts need to start with <?php. That's what's magical about PHP. With this perspective, I think the "remove short tags NOW!" protest demonstration is utterly pointless. :-) - Stig -- PHP Development Mailing List <http://www.php.net/> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
