Re: [PHP] Will PHP ever "grow up" and have threading?

David McGlone wrote:
> On Monday 22 March 2010 20:59:21 Daevid Vincent wrote:
>> That's okay Larry, YOU don't have to answer.
>>
>> Sorry my post offended you Larry (and anyone else equally offended).
>>
>> ...and yes. I AM angry that they refuse to add functionality to the PHP
>> language that MANY people have been requesting, just because they are
>> stubborn. I'll spare you the links to the threads (no pun intended) as you
>> can easily find them.
>>
>> Have a lovely day!
>>
>> Your best friend always,
>>
>> Daevid.
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Larry Garfield [mailto:[email protected]]
>>> Sent: Monday, March 22, 2010 5:39 PM
>>> To: [email protected]
>>> Subject: Re: [PHP] Will PHP ever "grow up" and have threading?
>>>
>>> Perhaps if you asked a question you'd get an answer rather
>>> than coming off as
>>> an angry immature crybaby in your last paragraph...  No, I'm
>>> not going to
>>> dignify your post with a real answer.  Come back when you can
>>> ask a real
>>> question and maybe you'll get a real answer.
>>>
>>> --Larry Garfield
>>>
>>>> Is this a case of "it's too hard"? Or is it a case of PHP
>>> core developers

Subscribe to internals. Read the archives. The truth is out there.

>>>> just being douche-bags like they are about the whole

That's just rude.

>>>> "foo($set_this_parameter=$bar);" bull$hit??! (there is NO
>>> reason NOT to let
>>>
>>>> the developer choose WHICH of the list of parameters they
>>> want to set in a

There are reasons. You would know this if you had done the legwork 
before opening your mouth and letting crap fall out.

>>>> function/method call aside from being stubborn! Especially
>>> when there are
>>>
>>>> many parameters and you can't overload functions like you
>>> can in Java or

PHP is NOT Java.

>>>> other typed languages)

Nor is it OTHER types languages.

> You could implement the features yourself.

Damn, Mr McGlone beat me to it :)

When you set the subject line of your rant to something like "Will PHP 
ever 'grow up'", I expect your argument to at least be rationale, 
logical, and quite possibly contain a patch. It's called "open source" 
because you too can make changes.

Cheers,
Rob.
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