Re: [PHP-LANG] Re: Legal variable names

At 17:51 22/11/00 +0100, Sascha Schumann wrote:
> > >     Do I understand you correctly that your explanation is
> > >     "because we can"?
> >
> > Sascha,
> >
> > Again, *YES*, unless it's a blunt bug, then 'because we can' is exactly the
> > right reasoning.  Why is it legal to write a for loop in PHP?  I'll tell
> > you why, because if you do it, it'll work.  That's no different.
> >
> > >    Regardless, the above construct seems to be valid since PHP
> > >     3, so it will be part of the specification.
> >
> > Do you realize that your explanation is identical to that of Andre? :)
>
>     Backwards compatibility vs. engineer's "because we can".
>
>     I don't see how those two criterias are equal.

Let's not make an issue out of it :) I think the "because we can" was meant 
in a similar way as backwards compatibility. Then again I didn't write it.

Andi
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