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Posted by Robert Cummings on 10/11/05 21:37
On Tue, 2005-10-11 at 13:57, GamblerZG wrote:
> >><?php //parse this with mod_php4
> >>function class_method($var){ }
> >>?>
> >><?php5 //parse this with mod_php5
> >>class clazz implements Something{
> >> function method($var) {
> >> }
> >>}
> >>?>
> >
> > Ummm, maybe your speaking alien, but could you clarify how that solves
> > the problem you are addressing?
>
> First, if every version of the language would have it's own tag, then
> there would be no need to maintain BC beyond reasonable necessity.
>
> Second, hosing providers would be more apt to uprade. They would simply
> add new module without removing the old one. This way both old and new
> scripts would work perfectly fine without the need for some kind of
> compatibility mode.
Sounds like whole different nightmare. I for one don't want to have to
go through all of my code and change <php to <php5. True, it's a 10
second script, but then my code doesn't work with <php, ACK now I need
two versions of MY code to ensure it works for PHP4. No thanks.
Cheers,
Rob.
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