Re: Call for Votes: PEAR::Calendar

On Fri, Oct 24, 2003 at 09:09:55AM +0200, Pierre-Alain Joye wrote: > > On Fri Oct 24, 2003 at 08:5454AM +0200, Pierre-Alain Joye wrote: > > > I agree. Implementing little tiny classes in php only to strictly > > > follow a OO model sounds always bad to me. > > > > What's so bad about using object oriented paradigmas? That not only > > breaks down the class into small pieces, but also ensure that the code > > can be more easily extended and maintained. > > In a compiled langage, it's not a problem. In interpreted langages, > having tons of small files with small classes is not that good. Nothing > against the OO itself... Lots of small files is definitely inefficient in PHP. If a package really needs a bunch of small classes, it's preferable to place multiple classes in one file. -- Jon Parise (jon@php.net) :: The PHP Project (http://www.php.net/)