Firacode: PHP and PHP shorthand tags.

[RajcsanyiZ]

Please vote or devote it!

[tonsky]

I don’t think there’s a meaningful improvement to <? or ?>

[RajcsanyiZ]

I think this format is much more readable mainly if you write template type codes, because

open tag: <?=   
expression: ...
close tag ?>

because there are three blocks

The original format doesn't show these blocks.

[RajcsanyiZ]

I think the second variation is clearly better readable.

[j-f1]

<?= $var ?>?

[tonsky]

If it reads better, just add whitespace. This is not something that should be solved at ligature level.

[RajcsanyiZ]

Ok, and what is the border the ligature level and the whitespace level!? Could you suggest me some documentation about this topic to understand that?

[RajcsanyiZ]

I used this syntax format before, because it was ok, but I write this topic to discuss this possibility.

[iammikek]

I don’t see any advantage making a change which switches away from standard php.

If you want to give focus, use long hand

<?php echo $var; $>

You are trying to solve a problem that doesn’t exist.

<?=

Is shorthand to use for echoing a variable. If you give space it makes it gives developer suggestion that it’s just a php open tag and you can do any php command after. Which it doesn’t.