PHP & Object Oriented Programming

[MisterX]

How much easier is it to program using Object Oriented methods ?! I've done everything I planned to do with PHP without knowing OO, but am uncertain about whether I should change my ways before starting work on bigger projects (small-mid size dating site, for example).

What do you think ?!

 

[Charlie]

I used to program in C++ which was all OO, but I get on fine in PHP without worrying too much.

If you can write code that is reuseable, that obviously speeds things up and can save you lots of time.

 

[jacob]

i find it way easier myself. the reason being that i only have to update in one place rather then several. i can set the default results per page in my Paging class rather then going thru each page that has this to set it.

 

[a.titus1]

Object oriented will speed up your coding dramatically. Reason being if you do it right, code is very rarely repeated. So if you require a change, its only in one file as opposed to many.

 

[jacob]

i've heard some argue that going to OOP can and is overkill.

i dont know that i agree with that though. i'd be interested in a discussion on the why and when it would be overkill vs not having used OOP.

 

[Stanley]

Object oriented code helps you reuse existing code. If your sites are more or less similar in their functionality, then it's probably a good idea to get acquainted with it.

I used OOP in C++, but I've yet to use it in PHP.