The OO paradigm maps very closely to problem domains, and is very easy to model. OO let us build more complex software with less effort.
In general, OO code has more branches and hence use the stack more than procedural code does. That is why OO code is thought not to be as fast as procedural code. On the other hand it is easier to build better solutions when using OOP, and therefore it is often said that applications written in an OO language is +-10% faster or slower. One can use the OO features in PHP without having to worry about performance penalties. If you are concerned about performance, discussing whether or not to use OOP in PHP would simply be stupid (don't mean to offend anyone), there is so many other variables that will have a far bigger impact on performance than that. Regards, Peter Albertsson Software Engineer and System Architect -----Original Message----- From: Chris Shiflett [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: den 29 mars 2004 23:53 To: Stephen Craton; 'PHP List' Subject: Re: [PHP] What's the use in OOP? --- Stephen Craton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've been reading up on object oriented programming in PHP for a while > now and I just don't get what's the use in using it. It supposedly > makes it faster, but I don't really see how in any of my scripts. Makes it faster in what way? I'm curious to know what you've been reading. Using objects is generally faster for the programmer and slower for the computer. YMMV. > What's the advantage of OOP anyway, and why are so many people using > it now? To really understand this, you need to use it. No one can tell you in one or two lines enough information to explain the entire paradigm or even convince you of its merits. The one-liner attempt of mine would be something like: It helps you associate data with functions that use that data. There are lots of other things, of course. One method of learning about this would be to take every OO term (encapsulation, namespacing, etc.) and find a really good explanation of the term. Hope that helps. Chris ===== Chris Shiflett - http://shiflett.org/ PHP Security - O'Reilly Coming Fall 2004 HTTP Developer's Handbook - Sams http://httphandbook.org/ PHP Community Site http://phpcommunity.org/ -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
