Re: Short tag: why is it bad practice?

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On May 10, 2011, at 11:11 AM, Andre Polykanine wrote:

> Hi everyone,
> Many  times  I heard that the following two peaces of code are written
> in a bad manner:
> 1.
> <?
> echo "Hello, world!";
> ?>
> 
> 2.
> <form action="script.php" method="post">
> <p>Your   e-mail:   <input   type="text"   id="uemail"   name="uemail"
> value="<?=$f['Email']?>"></p>
> ...
> </form>
> 
> As for now, I use both quite often. Why is this considered not kosher,
> I mean, good coding practice?
> Thanks!
> 
> -- 
> With best regards from Ukraine,
> Andre
> Skype: Francophile
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Because short tags aren't always enabled and can cause things to break when deploying code to different environments. Best practice dictates that your code should be as environmentally independent as possible.

It's another few characters, why neglect it?

Regards,

-Josh
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