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Re: switch with case 0 [message #182618 is a reply to message #182616]

Sat, 17 August 2013 23:26

Norman Peelman
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On 08/17/2013 04:37 PM, Fiver wrote:
> On 2013-08-17 22:04, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>> On 17/08/13 20:55, Thomas Mlynarczyk wrote:
>>
>>> I'm just saying that PHP should not have been designed that way.
>>
>> sheesh how much time have you GOT???
>>
>> was PHP ever 'designed' ? It looks to me like a guy in a basement
>> decided to write an interpreter for active pages, and very time there
>> was a choice he either did what he felt was most useful, or tossed a coin.
>>
>> Nobody is forcing you to use it...
>>
>> ..that the way it is...
>
> You're right: PHP wasn't designed, it more or less "happened". But just
> because we're using an imperfect language doesn't mean we have to shut
> up about its weaknesses. Converting strings to integers instead of the
> other way around was an unfortunate choice. It's one of the pitfalls
> that regularly get people who are more used to other loosely typed
> languages (like me in this case).
>

The reason it has evolved this way is because you never get integers
from POST/GET data, you get strings.

> If you really want to see somebody with "too much time" to complain
> about PHP's idiosyncrasies, take a look at http://phpsadness.com/ .
> Quite an interesting collection, too, even if not everything on the list
> is new or surprising or even wrong.
>
> regards,
> 5er
>

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		switch with case 0 By: Fiver on Sat, 17 August 2013 04:55
		Re: switch with case 0 By: J.O. Aho on Sat, 17 August 2013 06:35
		Re: switch with case 0 By: The Natural Philosoph on Sat, 17 August 2013 07:29
		Re: switch with case 0 By: Luuk on Sat, 17 August 2013 07:51
		Re: switch with case 0 By: Thomas Mlynarczyk on Sat, 17 August 2013 11:16
		Re: switch with case 0 By: Peter H. Coffin on Sat, 17 August 2013 15:56
		Re: switch with case 0 By: The Natural Philosoph on Sat, 17 August 2013 16:45
		Re: switch with case 0 By: Tim Streater on Sat, 17 August 2013 17:58
		Re: switch with case 0 By: The Natural Philosoph on Sat, 17 August 2013 18:39
		Re: switch with case 0 By: Thomas Mlynarczyk on Sat, 17 August 2013 19:36
		Re: switch with case 0 By: Thomas Mlynarczyk on Sat, 17 August 2013 20:14
		Re: switch with case 0 By: Norman Peelman on Sat, 17 August 2013 17:56
		Re: switch with case 0 By: Thomas Mlynarczyk on Sat, 17 August 2013 19:55
		Re: switch with case 0 By: The Natural Philosoph on Sat, 17 August 2013 20:04
		Re: switch with case 0 By: Thomas Mlynarczyk on Sat, 17 August 2013 20:32
		Re: switch with case 0 By: Richard Yates on Sat, 17 August 2013 22:20
		Re: switch with case 0 By: Fiver on Sat, 17 August 2013 20:37
		Re: switch with case 0 By: Norman Peelman on Sat, 17 August 2013 23:26
		Re: switch with case 0 By: The Natural Philosoph on Sun, 18 August 2013 11:54
		Re: switch with case 0 By: Norman Peelman on Sun, 18 August 2013 00:23
		Re: switch with case 0 By: Thomas Mlynarczyk on Sun, 18 August 2013 13:22
		Re: switch with case 0 By: Norman Peelman on Sun, 18 August 2013 15:20
		Re: switch with case 0 By: Thomas Mlynarczyk on Sun, 18 August 2013 16:28
		Re: switch with case 0 By: Norman Peelman on Sun, 18 August 2013 19:16
		Re: switch with case 0 By: Norman Peelman on Sun, 18 August 2013 22:04
		Re: switch with case 0 By: Thomas Mlynarczyk on Sun, 18 August 2013 22:17
		Re: switch with case 0 By: Thomas Mlynarczyk on Sun, 18 August 2013 22:13
		Re: switch with case 0 By: The Natural Philosoph on Sun, 18 August 2013 23:35
		Re: switch with case 0 By: Norman Peelman on Mon, 19 August 2013 10:30
		Re: switch with case 0 By: Norman Peelman on Mon, 19 August 2013 02:13
		Re: switch with case 0 By: Thomas Mlynarczyk on Mon, 19 August 2013 17:55
		Re: switch with case 0 By: Thomas 'PointedEars' on Mon, 19 August 2013 08:18
		Re: switch with case 0 By: Thomas Mlynarczyk on Mon, 19 August 2013 17:39
		Re: switch with case 0 By: Fiver on Sat, 17 August 2013 14:15
		Re: switch with case 0 By: Norman Peelman on Sat, 17 August 2013 17:28

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