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[nycphp-talk] How many of you guys are "down" with Java/OO - likeprogramming concepts?

James Wetterau james at surgam.net
Wed Feb 18 19:39:25 EST 2004



"Chris Hubbard" says:
..
> procedural -> OO is pointless unless:
> 1.  it makes it easier to maintain the code
> 2.  it makes it easier to improve the code
> 3.  it makes it easier to debug the code
> 4.  it makes it easier to pick up girls
> 5.  it makes it easier to show off at the users group (see #5)

You missed the big supposed selling point for OO:

6. It makes it easier to reuse the code (whether in the same way as
originally intended or in a slightly different way than originally
intended, without having to substantially rewrite).

That's one the main goals, anyway.




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