Re: Proposed updates and extensions to the MySQL extension

On Thursday 03 January 2002 11:08 pm, Zak Greant wrote: > > > Why? > > > > Because not everyone wants to use *(#$&ing objects in a simple script! > > No one will be forced to use the wrapper! :) Whilst this is true, and I know that you are thoughtful and conciencious enough to make sure that any new stuff available via OO would also be available via a procedural interface, I fear that this might be the start of a trend which would spoil PHP. If you are a web applications developer, there are plenty of mainstream options if you like OO. There are fewer if you prefer procedural code, and PHP is certainly the natural home for those of us in the latter camp. The further PHP moves into the OO camp, the less appealing it becomes for the procedural people. Once we have an OO interface to such a mainstream extension as mysql (probably *the* most important php extension?), it sends an important message to users and developers alike. Then, a couple of years down the line, PHP is just another OO toy for those who don't like to be in control of their own switch statements :) Cheers -- Phil Driscoll