Comments on: Reasons PHP sucks #753 http://schinckel.net/2009/04/28/reasons-php-sucks-753/ Like a fortune cookie, only without the fortune, and not a cookie. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:46:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Matt http://schinckel.net/2009/04/28/reasons-php-sucks-753/#comment-7762 Matt Thu, 13 Aug 2009 23:45:56 +0000 http://schinckel.net/2009/04/28/reasons-php-sucks-753/#comment-7762 I think you missed the point. Using constants or variables, anything that requires a lookup in the symbol table makes PHP run twice as slow. It has nothing to do (IIRC) with constant vs variable. Just symbol vs literal. I think you missed the point. Using constants or variables, anything that requires a lookup in the symbol table makes PHP run twice as slow.

It has nothing to do (IIRC) with constant vs variable. Just symbol vs literal.

]]> By: Richard Lynch http://schinckel.net/2009/04/28/reasons-php-sucks-753/#comment-7761 Richard Lynch Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:39:42 +0000 http://schinckel.net/2009/04/28/reasons-php-sucks-753/#comment-7761 I think the plan would be to replace constants with variables, not just toss magic numbers all over the place... But, hey, call me crazy. I think the plan would be to replace constants with variables, not just toss magic numbers all over the place…

But, hey, call me crazy.

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