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That sounds like it takes a lot more time and mental energy than if the API were consistent.
by cultus 7y ago
That sounds like it takes a lot more time and mental energy than if the API were consistent.
- Piskvorrr 7y agoWe have machines to do that for us. As in, "press Ctrl+Q, IDE shows relevant help." I don't value encyclopedic knowledge of every API out there any more...especially since those I do recall are of rather, um, limited use nowadays. Like with any language, the point isn't to cram a dictionary into your brain, it's to communicate.
- mantap 7y agoIt's a red flag if the basic operations (like string and array functions) are so inconsistent and weird so as to require use of an IDE or constant use of the docs.
- innocenat 7y agoBack in the day everyone has the PHP manual downloaded in CHM format (that was before broadband was common). Searching in CHM was just 1.5 seconds away.