Chapter 2. Object-Oriented Programming Through Design Patterns
By far the largest and most heralded change in PHP5 is the complete revamping of the object model and the greatly improved support for standard object-oriented (OO) methodologies and techniques. This book is not focused on OO programming techniques, nor is it about design patterns. There are a number of excellent texts on both subjects (a list of suggested reading appears at the end of this chapter). Instead, this chapter is an overview of the OO features in PHP5 and of some common design patterns.
I have a rather agnostic view toward OO programming in PHP. For many problems, using OO methods is like using a hammer to kill a fly. The level of abstraction that they offer is unnecessary ...
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