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--- rfc:shortsyntaxforfunctions [2011/06/01 13:25] – created tony2001
+++ rfc:shortsyntaxforfunctions [2017/09/22 13:28] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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-====== Request for Comments: How to write RFCs ======
+====== Request for Comments: Short syntax for functions ======
   * Version: 1.0
   * Date: 2011-06-01
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-This RFC is a parody on shortsyntaxforarrays RFC.
+This RFC is a parody on [[https://wiki.php.net/rfc/shortsyntaxforarrays | shortsyntaxforarrays RFC]].
 ===== Introduction =====
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 The purpose of RFCs are to work collaboratively towards a specification and finally an implementation of an idea.
-==== Why do we need RFCs? ====
+===== Syntax =====
-They serve to keep a summary of on going discussions. This way people can keep an overview of the state of the discussion. Even if never put into place in the end, they also serve as a historical log of discussions that is much easier to read compared to mailinglist threads.
+We might just replace the current **function <name>(<parameters>) {<body>}** syntax with something shorter and better.
+I'd personally propose to use dashes and dots for everything of the above. It's short and you can read it really fast.
-===== Syntax =====
-We might just replace the current function <name>(<parameters>) {<body>} syntax with something shorter and better.
+Example code:
-I'd personally propose to use dots for everything of the above. It's short and you can read it really fast.
+<code php>
+function some_long_function_name($array_parameter_omg, $some_more)
+{
+ --here_be_dragons--
+}
+</code>
+New short non-ugly easily readable example code:
+<code php>
+. .[., .].
+.
+ --...._.._......--
+.
+</code>
 ===== Proposal and Patch =====
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 ===== Changelog =====
--06-01 Initial revision.
+  - 2011-06-01 : Changed the RFC to include dashes.
+  - 2011-06-01 : Initial revision.

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