AW: [PHP-DEV] [RFC] Keywords as identifiers
> Hi!
>
> This is the (official) RFC thread for the patch proposed in
> http://php.markmail.org/message/7rn4mbwkbytqa3ig
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> https://wiki.php.net/rfc/keywords_as_identifiers
>
> Any feedback about the RFC or the implementation?
There is still an open request, see https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=28261.
Maybe you can mention or even integrate it?
What I dislike about the limited set of keywords is the reasoning. Language
design shouldn't solely depend on technical limits/possibilities. if but not
else/elseif? switch but not case? Imho the language design/semantics should
be taken into consideration.
One more thought: I think there must have been a reason for introducing
keywords once. If so, has this reasoning become untenable?
All in all I personally like the concept of keywords. They give some
orientation, especially for beginners. More experienced programmers may see
them as obstacles (in singular cases?). If widening keyword restrictions,
then I would support johannes suggestion: method names only.
Frank
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