Greg Donald wrote:
On 3/12/08, Richard Heyes <richardh@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
That's not quite the situation. Finding good developers isn't easy, so
lots of companies will go for "acceptable" ones, who are less likely to
know of __autoloads existence. Hence, using __autoload is unwise.
A lesser developer should be paid less and should be expected to
produce less but he should not in any way be allowed to refrain from
learning.
I agree. But having worked in the (then) fast paced environment of
online DVD rental, time was not available.
How long does it take to understand __autoload() anyway? 5-10
minutes?
I would say as long as it takes to read the manual page, which isn't
that long at all.
> You're
gonna restrict the entire development team from using a given feature
just because you don't want to invest 20 minutes in getting your
newbie developer up to spead? That's pure idiocy.
No it's not. It's not like require_once() is a hassle to type/use
anyhow. Things like editor macros and templates help out enormously and
by using them over __auto load you (a business) could save yourself a
lot of time and hence money.
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