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Message # 1023686:
Date: 01/06/05 19:14
By: nick
Subject: Freedom of Choice

Programming paradigms are simply a tool to get the job done, much like I prefer a PDA to store my contacts while my boss uses a Rolodex. That's also why there are a bazillion different hammers at the hardware store. It's all about using the best tool for the job. I think Rob Pike (Bell Labs/Google) said it beautifully:

"If you want to make some physical artifact, you might decide to build it purely in wood because you like the way the grain of the wood adds to the beauty of the object. In fact many of the most beautiful things in the world are made of wood. But wood is not ideal for everything. No amount of beauty of the grain can make wood conduct electricity, or support a skyscraper, or absorb huge amounts of energy without breaking. Sometimes you need metal or plastic or synthetic materials; more often you need a wide range of materials to build something of lasting value. Don't let the fact that you love wood blind you to the problems wood has as a material, or to the possibilities offered by other materials."

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RE: Bad practice in this exampleBen11/07/05 08:38
RE: Problem with database variablesThomas Noller01/11/05 15:36
RE: Bad practice in this exampleThomas Noller01/11/05 15:29
Freedom of Choicenick01/06/05 19:14
Fits the real world? A vague claimTablizer12/29/04 23:13
RE: Why stop at procedural programming?edis tamoshauskas11/26/04 10:13
RE: OO logic is king (but PHP OO sucks)Steve L08/18/04 09:52
RE: "Printable" version, well....isn't printaShai06/29/04 17:40
RE: Why stop at procedural programming?Tablizer06/15/04 03:17
Why stop at procedural programming?Pootle05/11/04 11:07
RE: Is this better?acerola04/18/04 00:31
Hierarchies Limited (RE: OO vs. procedural?)Topmind04/03/04 14:34
using 'AND' queries with mysqldb classsandy4door12/18/03 14:13
security aspect - constants.incAlex Haid11/26/03 09:09
RE: No need for Get* and Set*mmj07/02/03 10:20
your script sucksMindLock04/09/03 02:51
even more mistakesgee01/24/03 05:06
This ...gee01/24/03 04:45
OOP Criticism WebsiteTablizer01/10/03 17:18
RE: OO logic is king (but PHP OO sucks)Captain Proton12/19/02 12:53
RE: ConnectionDavide12/19/02 06:16
using classes to make your content portable.Armand Krijgsman11/25/02 05:28
RE: OO logic is king (but PHP OO sucks)Diego11/19/02 22:32
RE: OO logic is king (but PHP OO sucks)Simon62210/25/02 17:11
RE: OO logic is king (but PHP OO sucks)Diego09/29/02 14:18
ConnectionAldrey08/22/02 07:30
Could there be "some" mistakes?C-Man08/22/02 03:58
RE: Perl to PHP ObjectsAnas Mughal08/13/02 14:02
RE: OO vs. procedural?Anas Mughal08/13/02 13:46
RE: return referencesMartin08/13/02 04:42
RE: OO logic is kingRemmelt08/01/02 10:59
RE: OO logic sucksTom Myer07/30/02 01:45
RE: OO logic sucksMike Miller07/25/02 00:23
Global Array???Abhishek Lahare07/12/02 11:11
RE: Object's ArrayEduardo Ramírez06/18/02 01:23
No need for Get* and Set*Stuart06/15/02 15:50
RE: OO logic sucksTablizer06/13/02 13:42
Problem with require ("file");kellog05/30/02 18:45
Why OO in PHP?Bastien05/29/02 10:44
Can't call the same method more than onceRobertoL05/10/02 04:09
RE: Advantages of OO ?crimaniak05/07/02 20:32
RE: Object's ArrayPaul Marconi04/28/02 12:19
RE: Destructor on PHPArnaud04/11/02 13:43
Destructor on PHPpoiu04/05/02 17:05
RE: **real** OO ? have a look at ZopeIan Ferger03/18/02 20:19
why mysql is not supporitng foreign key concesatish mishra03/13/02 06:27
Advantages of OOKarim Ahmed02/11/02 13:58
security vulnerabilityBijan Fathi02/10/02 17:36
this example is full of bugsradiator12/27/01 08:33
about Object Oriented PHP articlevictor12/19/01 13:02
RE: error when tried to connecting to web serverdaniel12/14/01 07:10
RE: error when tried to connecting to web serverNans12/13/01 11:20
RE: Undeclared variableiancforsyth12/10/01 18:01
Use function to get & set values ???Kelvin Sun11/23/01 19:10
RE: Object's ArrayLennie10/28/01 06:06
OO vs. procedural?Ron MacNeil09/25/01 19:44
Error in code on page 4Martin Jørgensen08/09/01 08:15
Undeclared variablepa_bryan07/23/01 23:01
Advantages of OO ?Bernd vd Brincken07/11/01 07:10
error when tried to connecting to web serverHarry C. Sihombing07/09/01 18:47
RE: U HAVE A PROBLEM!!!!Torsten Kammeyer06/19/01 01:58
pharse error?Chaloupka05/27/01 02:04
RE: Cool idea, but.....Charles Palmer05/19/01 12:22
Might be betterEdis Tamoshauskas05/18/01 15:05
Object's Arrayana05/09/01 05:47
U HAVE A PROBLEM!!!!Dolce04/25/01 06:31
RE: "Bug" in this example..Rob04/24/01 13:18
RE: OO logic sucksKen Egervari03/19/01 18:54
PHP, MySQL and objectsMike02/26/01 18:29
OO logic sucksDan Melomedman02/23/01 09:17
mysql.classMark Tonino02/01/01 05:44
**real** OO ? have a look at ZopeDidier01/20/01 10:14
RE: Classes into classes.bill01/04/01 20:36
RE: Classes into classes.bill01/04/01 20:24
Classes into classes.Juan12/13/00 15:40
RE: Is this better?Carsten12/04/00 16:08
Cool idea, but.....Dharssi11/30/00 15:12
RE: Is this better?Gyuro Lehel11/30/00 12:37
Great Eye OpenerDinesh11/28/00 04:35
"Bug" in this example..Eljon Greene09/06/00 17:13
RE: Perl to PHP ObjectsAdrian Kubala08/15/00 17:31
RE: I'm confusedIlja Heitlager08/14/00 18:44
I'm confusedJoe Fan08/14/00 04:43
Object HTMLMichael Ogmios08/09/00 23:17
RE: Prob. with database variablesOmar Rosado08/08/00 17:04
Great, thanksFlorian Oefinger08/06/00 13:55
general commentVincent Vollers08/05/00 16:42
RE: return referencesVincent Vollers08/05/00 16:36
RE: return referencesChris Moylan08/03/00 03:48
RE: Is this better? (short answer: yes)Jeffery Cann08/02/00 18:07
RE: Is this better?Dean Williams08/01/00 23:45
RE: "Printable" version, well....isn't pAndy Rush08/01/00 15:14
RE: Is this better?Frederic De Leersnijder08/01/00 03:57
RE: Is this better?Chuck Gebhard07/31/00 16:48
PHP OO and performanceJens-Petter Salvesen07/31/00 11:02
return referencesJason Miller07/31/00 10:34
Global vars??Juan Borrás07/31/00 03:05
RE: Bad practice in this exampleKyle Olsen07/28/00 17:39
RE: Is this better?Tim Perdue, PHPBuilder.com07/28/00 02:21
RE: "Printable" version, well....isn't pTim Perdue, PHPBuilder.com07/28/00 02:17
Problem with database variableskory gray07/28/00 00:54
RE: Bad practice in this exampletom07/27/00 17:31
"Printable" version, well....isn't printableBrian Sugrue07/27/00 17:02
RE: Bad practice in this exampleTom Anderson07/27/00 15:55
Is this better?Neil Moomey07/27/00 14:18
Bad practice in this exampleKyle Olsen07/27/00 14:03
RE: Perl to PHP ObjectsAdam Constabaris07/27/00 10:24
Perl to PHP ObjectsFred Hirsch07/27/00 09:17
 

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