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Posted by Jerry Stuckle on 06/24/06 19:43
Tony Marston wrote:
> "NC" <nc@iname.com> wrote in message
> news:1151127795.486389.113090@b68g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>
>>427SOHC wrote:
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>>>If I haven't worked with OOP much would PHP be a safe
>>>starting point, or is there a better programming language
>>>to start with?
>>
>>If you haven't worked with OOP before, start by learning OOP in the
>>language you otherwise know well. Once you understand the basic
>>concepts (encapsulation, inheritance, polymorphism, etc.), you will be
>>able to ask intelligent questions about how those concepts are
>>implemented in other languages.
>>
>>Also, note that PHP 4 and PHP 5 have different object models; the one
>>in PHP 5 is more in line with what you find in other languages, while
>>the one in PHP 4 is simpler, but more restrictive.
>
>
> "More restrictive" is a point of view. It is possible to write OO code in
> PHP 4 that also runs in PHP 5, as I have proved with my sample application
> and later my full-blown framework.
>
> AFAIAC the extra OO features in PHP 5 are nothing more than eye candy as
> they do not provide any additional functionality which is worthy of merit.
> They were only included to appease the OO purists.
>
Actually, things like private declarations are very important. They are
unimportant only to those who don't understand OO programming - or those who are
sloppy in their implementations.
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