Bigmark,
I have been involved in the evolution of the development process and
architecture called functional normalization. I do intend to post some
detail on this at funkifunctions.blogspot.com very soon.
Anyhow, using this method might help you some what. The trick being to
look through your script and see if the same thing is being done in more
than one place. For example, if you find a piece of code that converts
a string into a URL and that piece of code is REPEATED through thes
script, then place that code in a function and replace the instance of
the code with function calls.
Over a period of time you will see more and more of your code turn into
functions. Once this process has started you will be able to predict to
some extent what new pieces of code could be re-used in this way and
hence write them as functions also.
This approach has proved to be extremely successful in advancing the
careers and coding practices of developers inside and contractors to the
project network (www.project-network.com).
If you would like, I am very happy to take a script from you and convert
it over to functions. I will also let you know when more material on FN
is posted to the blogsphere.
As for classes. I would recommend avoiding thinking about these yet.
Function level re-use is a better start discipline that class level
re-use IMHO. I know this is an contentious issue. Having been an avid
OO programmer for many years I have evolved away from this, other people
have different views (yes really, I did a lot of OO work with
Java/Weblogic/C++/iTCL etc etc etc - please don't flame - not interested!).
For more thoughts on what I don't like about OO:
http://deployview.com/blog/2006/08/object-oriented-poison.html
Best wishes and good luck
AJ
Mourad Boulahboub wrote:
Hi Bigmark,
Bigmark schrieb am 25.08.2006 11:39:
Can anyone tell me if it is relatively an easy process for an experienced
coder (not me) to convert a php script to mainly functions/classes.
I have my own script that i would like to make more streamlined as it is
becoming very difficult to work with.
it's not impossible, but can take a lot of time to pick the script to
pieces and get it converted to a script (ore more coherent scripts) with
functions and/or classes.
It depends on the script itself.
Greets
Mourad
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