Nathan Nobbe wrote: > > although some people believe differently than i; i would argue > trying to learn how to design w/ the classes that php4 provides > is a waste of time. most books you will find regarding object oriented > design assume the language has the basic constructs. ppp mainly. > also, there are other important facilities php4 lacks like abstract classes > and interfaces, not to mention you have to explicitly assign objects by > reference in php4. (if you dont want a copy created). > unless you are bound to php4 by work or something > i suggest you start working w/ php5. also, if your looking for some design > techniques i recommend studying design patterns. the heads first book > is a great starting point. > actually if you want a solid reference thats free on the web look at > phpPatterns <http://www.phppatterns.com/docs/start> > the code is mostly php4 i believe. > > -nathan Thanks, Nathan. I have been moving toward the conclusion you suggest (i.e., don't bother with OOP in php4). Yes, I'm bound to php4 currently. -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
