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Posted by NC on 07/18/07 22:33
On Jul 17, 10:02 am, Michael <xmxmich...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> I'm wondering what tools and techniques people use to do
> stuff with PHP.
> yes yes, I know it depends. but in general, let's say you
> have a BIG project to complete, how would you do it?
First, I would see if the project can actually be done with an off-the-
shelf product such as WordPress or Drupal. If nothing else, they save
you the trouble of reinventing the basic content management. Any
functionality that is missing in the basic product will have to be
implemented via plugins (WordPress) or modules (Drupal), either
existing third-party ones or custom ones that I would need to write.
Failing that, there are choices you outlined:
> there are programmers that all they use is direct PHP,
> there are some people that use template engine [ie Smarty]
> and some database abstraction [ie- ADODB ] , there are
> people that use some MVC framework or something else.
>
> so, what are you guys using most of the time?
It depends on the goals. What is more important, time to market or
total cost of ownership? If the former, do by all means use
frameworks and abstraction; they can cut development time and reduce
the number of bugs. If the latter, avoid frameworks and abstraction
whenever possible; scaling a framework-based application can be
challenging, as many frameworks have a healthy appetite for system
resources.
Cheers,
NC
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