Re: Paradigm shift :: Procedural - OO Paterns based development

2006-08-03 Thread TimO
kestrelid, If you set up the model associations correctly, you'll be able to save associations in one transaction. HasMany + HasAndBelongsToMany can both be saved in one cake 'method call'. But this doesn't mean your data is brought back to you by just one query or updated by one. But there's

Paradigm shift :: Procedural - OO Paterns based development

2006-08-02 Thread kestrelid
I have been programming with several different languages for many years but always in a procedural manner. I have been trying to use OO development ideals recently but they always end up in a messy hybrid implementation. So have started trying to use cakePHP. Frustrating to say the least! Least

Re: Paradigm shift :: Procedural - OO Paterns based development

2006-08-02 Thread John David Anderson (_psychic_)
On Aug 2, 2006, at 10:17 AM, kestrelid wrote: I have been programming with several different languages for many years but always in a procedural manner. I have been trying to use OO development ideals recently but they always end up in a messy hybrid implementation. So have started

Re: Paradigm shift :: Procedural - OO Paterns based development

2006-08-02 Thread Chris Lamb
Hi Kestrel, I found a web link into the IRC channel a few days ago and haven't been able to find it again since. Pointers please... Here[0], although it is best to connect using a 'proper' IRC client (details on the same page) I will be honest, this has been more of a venting excercise