Gears

A PHP class that loads template files, binds variables to a single file or globally without the need for custom placeholders/variables, allows for parent-child hierarchy and parses the template structure.

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Dec
7

Why pure OOP, just for the sake of doing pure OOP

PHP, Personal // 3 comments
Lately all I have seen is the "Pure OOP is the way to go mentality" without much reasons to back up why its beneficial. I write OOP code, but I don't write overly verbose, bloated and cluttered OOP code either. I attend Zendcon, I have my PHP certification, I read PHP blogs on a daily basis, I have had multiple OOP discussions with other developers, but in the end I still ask the question, "Why do you spend so much time writing and separating your objects? When in the end its unnecessary as you are not extending them in the future anyways." Continue reading...