Re: PHP 4.0 Bug #5152: Object passed in a session generateserrors when member functions are called

On Thu, 22 Jun 2000, Bug Hunter wrote: > I _really_ like the idea of allowing an object to be serialized, warts > and all. I can see all kinds of uses for prepackaged objects that come > out of a deep freeze completely ready to go. > > I was told years ago that no one would ever want a personal computer. > The person that told me that still believes it. He is correct. People > like him don't want such a thing, or need it. Others, however, have > adopted it, even though it is the "wrong" thing to do. That is such a bad idea. Serializing opcodes just begs for trouble - Zend internal structure might change between the time you store and load an object and then what? There is a reason why OOP has concepts such as encapsulation. -Andrei The Heineken Uncertainty Principle: You can never be sure how many beers you had last night.