Re: Are PHP5 features worth it?

On Wed, 2006-12-20 at 12:27 +0100, Jochem Maas wrote: > Robert Cummings wrote: > > On Wed, 2006-12-20 at 11:49 +0100, Jochem Maas wrote: > >>> How about iterators? You can have objects that look like arrays yet they take > >>> much less memory: > >>> > >>> $rs = $db->query($select); # query the db > >>> foreach ($rs as $row) { # fetch the row > >>> whatever($row); > >>> } > >> ah yes - good catch, I do like iterators for keeping code nice and tight. > > > > I don't what you guys did in PHP4, but I do the following: > > > > <?php > > > > if( $db->query( $query ) ) > > { > > while( ($row = $db->fetchRow()) ) > > { > > whatever( $row ); > > } > > } > > > > ?> > > > > I fail to see the need for an iterator. But, I'll grant you, proper > > destructor support is nice. > > I agree that there is no *need* for iterator (as your example demonstrates); > yet I do like the functionality - basing things on the 'need' argument alone and > taking it right down to the fundamentals ... why do we need php? why do we need internet? > or even computers? in truth we *need* none of these things (I can't eat it, sleep under it > or > breathe it) ;-P Absolutely, but the OP asked if there was anything compelling enough to switch to PHP5... and so the concept of need versus desire was on the table :) > I like iterators, and in that sense it's like having warmed seating in the car - not > needed > but I like it! having a new programming style/paradigm/<fit-better-word-here> in php5 > might be a reason for some to step over. > > I write code because I enjoy it - if all there was was assembler I would probably > never have got it the game - to me the development experience is something I care about ... > there is a reason I don't play with Perl (namely reading Perl code generally makes me feel > sea-sick). that said experience is personal, some, apparently, avoid php for the same reason > I avoid Perl. > > that said php avoidance is silly - resistance is futile, we will assimilate ;-) Cheers to that! Happy Winter Solstice! Rob. -- .------------------------------------------------------------. | InterJinn Application Framework - http://www.interjinn.com | :------------------------------------------------------------: | An application and templating framework for PHP. Boasting | | a powerful, scalable system for accessing system services | | such as forms, properties, sessions, and caches. InterJinn | | also provides an extremely flexible architecture for | | creating re-usable components quickly and easily. | `------------------------------------------------------------'