On Fri, 10 Dec 2004 10:32:30 -0800 (PST), Richard Lynch <ceo@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > What I do is not use classes. I agree. Some of the worst arguments for OO I've heard recently: "OO programming lets you organize your code better." So what you're saying is that you're not capable of organizing similar functions into files and directories and using include() or require() as needed? "OO programming lets lots of developers work on the same code base easier." Malarkey[1]. The Linux Kernel crew gets along fine with no OO code. Hundreds of thousands (millions?) of lines of code with thousands of developers contributing daily. A good revision control system is all you need. "Using OO programming is more efficient" Where are your benchmarks? Then you have scenarios where you have to come behind coders who think they know OO, but they make poorly designed classes and end up calling lots of functions statically like Object::foo().. which totally defeats the purpose of objects along the way. > At all. And then you run into real life. I'm working at a place right now where they love OO programming. We use Mojavi, PEAR, and Smarty everywhere. I understand OO pretty well I think, and I'm studying the latest Mojavi framework. Hopefully I'll be ahead of the curve on the next project later down the road. I don't really enjoy OO programming and I don't think I'd ever code one of my own projects with it, but I will go grab a PEAR module if it fits my needs. Code re-use may be the only redeeming quality of OO programming, and honestly I can re-use your code from a non-OO include file just as easily. It just doesn't make sense to instantiate objects for a script whose total execution lifetime is less than a second or two. The overhead just isn't worth it. http://www.geocities.com/tablizer/oopbad.htm [1] ma·lar·key also ma·lar·ky Audio pronunciation of "malarkey" ( P ) Pronunciation Key (m-lärk) n. Slang Exaggerated or foolish talk, usually intended to deceive: "snookered by a lot of malarkey" (New Republic). -- Greg Donald Zend Certified Engineer http://gdconsultants.com/ http://destiney.com/ -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
