Posted by Jerry Stuckle on 08/06/06 15:45

Tony Marston wrote:
> "Jerry Stuckle" <jstucklex@attglobal.net> wrote in message
> news:CeadnchQ1dm-YEnZnZ2dnUVZ_rqdnZ2d@comcast.com...
>
>>Tony Marston wrote:
>>
>>>"Shelly" <sheldonlg.news@asap-consult.com> wrote in message
>>>news:m%QAg.4689$0e5.3702@newsread4.news.pas.earthlink.net...
>>>
>>>
>>>>"Tony Marston" <tony@NOSPAM.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
>>>>news:eavj9b$jkr$1$8300dec7@news.demon.co.uk...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Hands up all those programmers who would be happy working on a project
>>>>>which had different functions called readfile(), readFile() and
>>>>>ReadFile()
>>>>
>>>>My hand is up -- so long as the language had the idea of different
>>>>scopes.
>>>
>>>
>>>Which excludes PHP, and this *is* a PHP newsgroup in case you hadn't
>>>noticed.
>>>
>>
>>Nope, PHP has the concept of different scopes, also. Or haven't you
>>figured that out yet? You can define constants and create your own
>>classes, for instance. Entirely different contexts (and scopes)
>
>
> Yes, but PHP does not require the use of case to tell the difference Take
> the following:
>
> foo - constant
> $foo - variable
> foo() - function
> $object->foo() - class method
> $object->foo - class method.
>
> 'foo' is allowed to exist as different 'things' and each reference clearly
> identifies which one you want, and all without the use of different case.
>


And you cannot say

$define ("foo", "tonyisanidiot")
class foo

for instance.

Give it up, tONY. You're just showing what an arse you are - again.
Just go back to your beloved COBOL and let the rest of us get real work
done. People here are tired of your asinine arguments.

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