codeguy

Hi nikic. Thanks for the feedback! (I'm the author of that article). The O'Reilly editors made a few changes to the wording without my review that make it more ambiguous as to what features were introduced in what version. I agree as is it can be confusing. But the point is that the latest version of PHP provides all of these features. The variadic function statement was an error on my part and it has since been corrected in the article.

haha. Always good advice. But I checked. It's fine :)

I agree. It's very much in a v1.0 form right now. Once I move over to GitHub Pages, I hope to add more links to tutorials and code samples without bloating the document itself.

As mentioned elsewhere in the comments, I'll be moving over to GitHub Pages tonight to do exactly this.

I'd definitely filter input that goes into a database. But if you think the wording can be made better, definitely send a pull request. Thanks!

Will be moving over to GitHub pages w/ Jekyll soon to automate build process.

I think it's less about being "superior" than standardizing on a common style. Makes it easier to get up and running with someone else's code. But if your team agrees on a common but different style, that's fine too. It accomplishes the same goal. I'm only suggesting the official standard for new PHP developers.

All good points. If you'd like to submit a pull request, I'll be happy to credit you with the additions and get them added to the site.

Thanks for the suggestion. Feel free to send a pull request and I'll be happy to add it in!