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PHP 5.4.0 releasedPHP 5.4.0 releasedPosted Mar 2, 2012 16:20 UTC (Fri) by artem (subscriber, #51262)In reply to: PHP 5.4.0 released by angdraug Parent article: PHP 5.4.0 released
I just checked some of the languages that wikipedia article claims to support 'Mixin' concept:
Scala - uses 'trait' to denote classes that you can 'mix in' into other classes
Ruby - does not use the word 'mixin'
Groovy - uses @Mixin annotation for classes that have other classes 'mixed in'
Vala - does not use the word 'mixin', just allows to define methods in interfaces
So 'Mixin' is just a vague concept, and you have to be precise when defining a language. And it just sounds weird - trait is so much better IMHO.
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PHP 5.4.0 released Posted Mar 2, 2012 19:03 UTC (Fri) by rfunk (subscriber, #4054) [Link]
Ruby doesn't use the word "mixin" itself, but the Ruby community does.
PHP 5.4.0 released Posted Mar 2, 2012 21:31 UTC (Fri) by artem (subscriber, #51262) [Link]
So, I see it as PHP agreeing with Scala and disagreeing with Ruby in their choice of the name. They did not invent their own name.
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