painfully i find myself bound to it at my current job. there ive been able to realize that proper oop can be used to an amazing extent in php4, however altogether i wish we could just move on to 5 and i could stop writing in // private as a comment :) -nathan On 9/30/07, Jeff Cohan <jdcohan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > 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 > >
