On 2010-07-23, at 2:49 AM, Karoly Negyesi wrote: > > So you do not consider it utterly confusing that > > classname::$foo > classname::$foo() > > mean two completely different things? The first reads a property the > second reads a local variable. Any time you need to backtrack when you > the source code because something you tackled on after changes the > meaning of the code completely is considered horribly confusing in my > opinion.
I don't disagree it can be confusing and inconsistent. However, I would bet there's no way you'll see backwards compatibility broken for purity sake. Therefore, this is a bit futile. Evert -- PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
