Daniel Convissor wrote:
There is logic to the process. You just need to know what the logic is.
And you have to keep in mind that algebraic equations don't apply when
comparing apples and oranges.
Yes, they do.
1 Apple != 1 orange
The problem arises when a = b and b = c, but a != c or b != a. Violation
of commutativity and/or transitivity of equality is a major problem that
makes PHP (and some other languages) confusing and unsuitable for
teaching. In fact, most languages have this problem to greater or lesser
degrees, but PHP is tilting strongly toward the greater end of that scale.
There certainly is logic to PHP, but it's insane troll logic. It is not
a clean and elegant human logic like any normal person would expect and
understand without years of reeducation. Of course to those of us who
have had our brains rewired, this may seem normal, but it's not. We are
the ones marching out of step with the band.
--
Elliotte Rusty Harold [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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