Re: [RFC] Combined Comparison (Spaceship) Operator

From: Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2015 10:40:57 +0000
Subject: Re: [RFC] Combined Comparison (Spaceship) Operator
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Hi Jordi,

> On 19 Jan 2015, at 10:37, Jordi Boggiano <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> On 19/01/2015 08:28, Andrea Faulds wrote:
>> Good morning,
>> 
>> This is a reboot of Davey Shafik’s RFC (with permission). After recent discussions about
>> sort functions, I was inspired to bring this back up, as I think it would be a useful feature.
>> 
>> The RFC is here: https://wiki.php.net/rfc/combined-comparison-operator
> 
> I am all for it, but just so we don't end up with yet another T_PAAMAYIM_NEKUDOTAYIM can
> we please not call this T_SPACESHIP? It sounds fun now but future generations will hate us.
> 
> Rather use T_COMBINED_COMPARISON or such?

It’d be possible. On the other hand, this isn’t just an in-joke: the “spaceship operator” is
a common name for it in other languages, and if you google it you will actually find information
about the operator.

Plus, it’s fun.
--
Andrea Faulds
http://ajf.me/






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