"Robert Cummings" <robert@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:1154725773.11517.16.camel@xxxxxxxxxx > On Fri, 2006-08-04 at 17:23 -0300, Manuel Lemos wrote: >> Hello, >> >> on 08/03/2006 02:53 PM Robert Cummings said the following: >> >>> The main thing in Manual's post that got me writing this in the first >> >>> place was : >> >>> >> >>> "Imagine if there would be only one PDBC (JDBC for PHP). Instead of >> >>> that >> >>> we have a never ending choice of PHP database abstraction layers that >> >>> does not help newcoming developers that are lost and don't know what >> >>> to >> >>> use." >> >> I admit I have not expressed myself clearly. What I meant is not that >> >> people should be disallowed to implement alternative APIs, but rather >> >> that they should not feel the need to do it. >> > >> > I think you may be missing the point. Many people probably don't feel >> > the "need" to create an alternative API, they may just feel the desire >> > to do so. It's a great way to practice your skills, and in the end, you >> > have a nice API that meets your needs. >> >> I do not think many people want to reinvent the wheel. Only those that >> feel forced to do it, because the alternatives are insufficient, will do >> it, only if they feel capable of doing it. >> >> If there were consensual API specifications like in Java world, very few >> people would feel forced to reinvent the wheel. > > I beg to differ. I think a good number of people really enjoy > re-inventing the wheel :) Also because some people don't like working with other people's square wheels, or wheels designed for a pram when they want wheels for a racing bike, or wheels that run in the wrong direction, or wheels that turn too slowly, or wheels that need expensive tyres, or .... (the list is endless) -- Tony Marston http://www.tonymarston.net http://www.radicore.org -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
