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php-dev
Re: [PHP-DEV] SUMMARY: Array syntax
by Sam Barrow other posts by this author
Jan 11 2008 11:16AM messages near this date
Re: [PHP-DEV] SUMMARY: Array syntax | Re: [PHP-DEV] SUMMARY: Array syntax
On Fri, 2008-01-11 at 11:07 -0800, Stanislav Malyshev wrote:
>  > It is better to have input from people with a wide range of experience
>  > levels, it results in a fairer vote that actually represents the
>  > population, rather than putting PHP under the control of a select few.
>  
>  No, it is not. This has nothing to do with "fairness", as we are not 
>  enacting laws, levying taxes or distributing subsidies here. To have 
>  input from many people is great, moreover - it is necessary. However, it 
>  is not the same as deciding by arithmetical majority of votes of whoever 
>  cares to vote on technical questions.

Which is a valid point in most cases, but this is not technical, it's
purely syntactic.

If we were voting on implementing a highly advanced technical feature
then yes, people who know what they're talking about should be given
more weight, but in this case I don't think so.

Just voicing my opinion, not that it matters but I just wanted to say
something.

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