Re: [fw-general] Removal of Zend class

[Christopher Thompson]

Simon Mundy wrote:
Except that it is not for the framework to use -- it is for userland 
and separate specific classes would be better to use for that.

I disagree - Zend.php should be used as part of the coding standards 
for the sake of consistency and reusability.

A lot of the components use 'require_once' which would be better 
replaced with Zend::load(). Say - for example - in the distant future 
it was decided that the PEAR standard of underscores replacing 
directory separators was not such a good idea and a new scheme was 
chosen. We'd have to completely pull apart the framework to replace 
hardcoded require_once() calls with the new paths. But if we use 
Zend::load('Class') then there's only 1 place it needs updating. To my 
mind it follows the DRY principle very well and helps to create more 
readable, reliable code.
I agree with the premise, but I fail to see how 
Zend_Loader::load('Class') or Zend_Registry::getInstanceOf('Class', 
$args) would not do the same thing, but be a better separation of concerns.