PHP Wishlist

I like PHP. It is easy to get stuff up and running quite fast, and it is easy and cheap to find ways to host PHP based projects

Below is a list of features I wish php had.

• Shorter array initilization syntax like:

  			$arr1 = [];
  			$arr2 = [1, 3, 5, 7, 11];
  			$arr3 = ['foo'=>'bar', 'i'=>'can haz'];
  		

  This has been discussed intensely in the past, and more than one patch implementing the feature has been submitted. It has been decided not to add this feature. I think this is a mistake.
• Traits. It looks like this will be included in the next version of PHP. Yay.
• Direct array access to arrays returned from functions and methods:

  			$obj->returnArray()[1];
  		

• Immediate access to an object when it is constructed.

  			$stuff = new StuffBuilder()->build();