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Re: Helpers are unhelpful

Queda de Cabelo — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:50:23 -0000

I am looking for info on the non static vs static php option. Interesting article, I have more questions now than before I read it! :)

Re: Helpers are unhelpful

Abby — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 09:23:35 -0000

It would probably be more appropriate if terms used in software development would be more unique in some way so that it would be misinterpreted by people who are not familiar with its meaning.

Re: Helpers are unhelpful

eddiew21 — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:15:02 -0000

Our experience with helpers is that although they are poorly understood they are simply not used enough. The name itself suggests its an almost inconsequential piece of development while for our purposes, they keep the rest of the code clean.

I say the more the merrier.

Re: Helpers are unhelpful

Emprestimo Pessoal — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 15:39:37 -0000

Hello! Interesting article. I am learning php, thanks for the explanation on why non static is the best way to go!

Re: Helpers are unhelpful

seo — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 11:22:16 -0000

Sure helpers can be unhelpful... but surely non-static is the way to go...

Re: Helpers are unhelpful

counterpoint — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 17:44:36 -0000

Well, certainly it is always better for methods in PHP to be non-static, but this becomes unnatural if an object is created for no other reason than to run a method (running it as if it were a function, not having any particular relationship to the object). This points to one of the key problems - misuse of helper methods often results in what is really a bunch of functions. Nothing wrong with functions, but they aren't OO!

Re: Helpers are unhelpful

Virus Protection — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 16:48:36 -0000

I can see why helpers in some cases are unhelpful, but is it beneficial to make them into non-static, or is it just a question about what's more logical to do?