Posted by ELINTPimp on 07/16/07 01:44

On Jul 14, 10:06 pm, Jerry Stuckle <jstuck...@attglobal.net> wrote:
> macca wrote:
> > Hi, I'm looking for a good book on PHP design patterns for a OOP
> > beginner - Reccommendations please?
>
> > Thanks
>
> > Paul
>
> Paul,
>
> Hmmm, wish I could recommend anything really good. But I haven't looked
> for quite a while, and the ones I used previously can be hard to
> understand for a beginner.
>
> But I agree with William - a good OO design is independent of the
> implementation language (at least until you get to the lowest levels).
> So don't get hung up on the language;l rather it's the OO concepts which
> are important.
>
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> Jerry Stuckle
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> jstuck...@attglobal.net
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Paul,

I'm a new-ish programmer myself, currently feeling the need to dive
head-first into design patterns as well. Quite honestly, I don't know
how I managed without OOP and maintained my (and others) code before
it. I work with a couple other PHP guys that work purely procedural
code...and it's maddening. So...you're doing right. =)

I agree with William and Jerry, design patterns are a way of thinking
about a problem and using tried and true practices to aid in coming to
a concise, maintainable and universally understandable solution. I
thought "PHP 5 Objects, Patterns, and Practice" by Matt Zandstra was a
good beginner OOP/Design Pattern PHP-based book. In fact, he bases
his patterns off "Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-
Oriented Software", a must-read after you get a good foundation from
the first book. Some of my next books I want to read are "The
Pragmatic Programmer" and "Code Complete", both highly regarded.

Hope this helps!

Steve

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