Out of curiosity I checked my very largest template in my CMS. 68k and 2181 lines. I could slice it into smaller pieces but that would introduce managability issues. I prefer to have the actions taken by a template within that same template (at the top in a switch). Not fragmented into (in this case) about 14 sub-templates simply for the sake of keeping the line count down.
Sheer size is not an *inherent* detriment to manageability. Disorganization is the problem. A cleanly organized template should have no managability issues even at this size, other than having to hit PgDn a few more times to get to Item A, B or C. I try to only create includes when code re-use is involved. I can't stand having a zillion little files laying around that are only used once and that someone split off so they could scroll thru their code easier. Isaac prefers small files. I prefer centralized ones. We both are smart enough to keep code re-use in mind so thats not an issue. This is all just personal preference. Neither approach is particularly bad. -- --mattRobertson-- Janitor, MSB Web Systems mysecretbase.com <http://mysecretbase.com> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:215361 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
