I use them ALL the time. MUCH cleaner IMHO than the alternatives. And *IF* someday it is ever depricated, it's trival to: s/<?=/<? echo/g Don't let 'em scare ya! > -----Original Message----- > From: Ahmed Mohsen [mailto:mrez05@xxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2010 3:35 PM > To: php-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: is <?= good? > > I know that i should use the full open tag in php <?php ?> > but i want to > know if its good to use this tag <?=$name?> instead of <?php > echo $name ?> > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php