> This is not FUD. He brought up the issue of M$ practises. And I didn't > hear you answer the question about why is "parse error" more difficult to > understand than "register_shutdown_function"?
You need to learn a bit about writing good compilers. It is easy to write a compiler; it is hard to write a compiler with good diagnostic output. Yes, "parse error" is never a good error message, regardless of the language it is presented in. Fortunately, most error messages in PHP are easier to digest and actually provide some clue. - Sascha -- PHP Development Mailing List <http://www.php.net/> To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php