I think there are many advantages for using an OOP framework. 1. Most of the major languages are OOP, or are capable of OOP so in learning the methodologies of OOP, you will only benefit yourself in the future. To name a few that are webcentric, Actionscript, Java, .NET, I will get flamed for this, but even javascript is capable of OOP.
2. A framework is extremely nice to help solve the issue of everyone doing thier own thing. I work in a place that hires contractors exclusively. Each time there is a new contractor, there is a new way of coding. I must have 5 different coding styles in the applications. If things were in a framework there would be no question regarding how things should be laid out, or where they put the logic at in the files. I realize that they could have created thier own framework here, but they don't have the expertise to do that and it's much easier to go off a community base with years of experience instead of having to rely on resources that come and go. I think OOP and frameworks are confusing because ColdFusion allows you to start coding without having to get into those things. It's hard to see the benefit because once it gets to hard it's very easy to go to coding without thinking of those terms. I think once you wrap your head around the ideas of OOP you start to see the benefit of it. Bob ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:234283 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
