in python I use f strings all the time. in php i use the . all the time, but php can string interpolate if you use double quotes. maybe that's why pint tells me to use single quotes...
any way. what do you use?
any way. what do you use?
C: Other. I personally use Laravel’s __() helper for formatting strings with placeholders. For example:
$title = __('Rent :video from :channel.', [
'video' => 'Test Video Name',
'channel' => 'Test Channel Name',
]);
interesting. I always reach for sprintf()
$title = sprintf('Rent %s from %s.',
'Test Video Name',
'Test Channel Name',
);
Particularly when the string need to contain data from functions, instead of using a temporary variable.
@snapey I used to use sprintf a lot, but feel the __() helper has the benefit of named placeholders rather than just %s and the like. You can still use results from functions if you really wanted to:
$title = __('Rent :video from :channel.', [
'video' => function_to_get_video_name(),
'channel' => function_to_get_channel_name(),
]);
So my rule of thumb:
Python → f-strings
PHP → single quotes + .
Double quotes in PHP only when interpolation is actually worth it
Consistency and readability > clever syntax.
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