Posted by Chris Shiflett on 06/25/05 18:24

Matthew Weier O'Phinney wrote:
> > I also tend to stay away from PEAR, which is kinda bloated for my
> > taste, except the Log package.
>
> <rant>
> I hear that a lot on this list, and I don't understand the reasoning
> behind such comments -- perhaps because nobody offers any reasoning,
> only the opinion?

There is some justification, but as you correctly note, it's mostly
based on what PEAR was a few years ago or because of some bad experience
with a particular package (often both).

> I'm a PEAR user, and I've found the packages anything *but* bloated.

Part of the perception was that the PEAR base class was a bit bloated,
and combined with the poor performance of OO in PHP 4, this did make a
noticeable difference in many cases.

Luckily, both aspects have been improved. :-)

Chris

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