Re: Stop spreading PEAR FUD; WAS Re: [PHP] Re: PHP web archeticture

Matthew Weier O'Phinney wrote:

I also tend to stay away from PEAR, which is kinda bloated for my taste, except the Log package. <rant> I hear that a lot on this list, and I don't understand the reasoning behind such comments -- perhaps because nobody offers any reasoning, only the opinion?

There is some justification, but as you correctly note, it's mostly based on what PEAR was a few years ago or because of some bad experience with a particular package (often both).

I'm a PEAR user, and I've found the packages anything *but* bloated.

Part of the perception was that the PEAR base class was a bit bloated, and combined with the poor performance of OO in PHP 4, this did make a noticeable difference in many cases. Luckily, both aspects have been improved. :-) Chris -- Chris Shiflett Brain Bulb, The PHP Consultancy http://brainbulb.com/