Re: parse speed vs require speed

Accoring to Microsofts book 'Rapid Development' (dont knock it, excellent book) says the average human can not keep track of more then 500 lines of code at once, I beleive it. I break my code up into sections smaller then 500 lines, keeps the code better. load time because files are distributed is minimal. Everything comes down to cost, the little it would cost to add more ram/cpu to compinsate for this *minor* overhead would be 100x cheaper then extra time spent in development due to huge files being confusing... -- Chris Lee Mediawaveonline.com em. lee@mediawaveonline.com ph. 250.377.1095 ph. 250.376.2690 fx. 250.554.1120 "Soma Interesting" <dfunct@telus.net> wrote in message news:5.0.2.1.0.20010213120555.00ad8f20@pop.telus.net... > > I'm wondering if I should organize the functions for my project into a > single large file and have only one include/require, or break the code out > into separate function library files and use a number of includes/requires. > > With a single large function library I'm guessing PHP would parse this > every time a page is called. So I could loose some overhead by separating > my database functions into one file, my administration functions into > another, my presentation functions into another, etc... then only including > the function pages necessary - likely cutting the amount of code being > parsed in half for any given page. > > But then I begin wondering about the speed of making a require() to each of > these files. maybe three to five requires per page. > > Lastly, what about caching or compiling the function libraries so they're > not being parsed each time? > > Any advice on this? > > > - - - - - - - > - - - - > WARNING: Some experts believe that use of any keyboard may cause > serious injury. Consult Users Guide. > dfunct@telus.net > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net >