[MDiddy]

Sorry the 'ass' comment was just the sizzle to get you to click. I'm looking at getting into taking a more OOP approach to m coding by using classes and such, but i need a good reference book/site/whatever ot help me get my feet wet.

One project I'll probably need to take on is a video jukebox-style app. I''ve done something like it in the past, but it was an utter whore to manage. Anyone with OOP Flash experience care to shed some light?

[cam]

Only just learning actionscript myself, but finding Moock's EA2 very handy

http://moock.org/eas2/

[dan]

Aye, Mooks EAS2 all the way.

[Luke Redpath]

It's well worth getting a good grounding in OOP in general and most books that cover OOP will likely be Java or C# based. Having had a brief look at some ActionScript code, Java shouldn't be too cryptic to you so look here:

http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/java/concepts/

A few tips and things to remember:

* one of the core principles of OOP is encapsulation. A good article that highlights this is here - ask, don't tell
* favour composition over inheritance - see here
* keep classes small and specific - they should only be focussed on one task. Avoid huge, god classes that try to do everything. Try and keep your code loosely coupled

Once you start to get to grips with the basics, take a look into design patterns. Obviously, don't run before you can walk, but OOP design patterns can be very useful (but don't get obssesed with them...i.e., don't sit around asking "which pattern should I use for this?" - they tend to reveal themselves).

Finally, look into unit testing and even better, test-driven development. A quick google reveals that an ActionScript unit testing framework called AS2Unit. Info on test first/driven development.

[gray]

Does the same apply to php?

[Luke Redpath]

Originally Posted by gray

Does the same apply to php?

Yes. But I recommend SimpleTest over PHPUnit for testing.

Here's a PHP OOP book. There is some specific PHP/patterns stuff out there too. Google it and check out the SitePoint Advanced PHP forum.

[gray]

cheers luke

[mx]

So much to learn...

[stickmus]

I bookmarked this ages ago, after meaning to learn oop. Never really read it all properly, but looked to cover the basics:

http://www.informit.com/articles/art...p?p=24607&rl=1

[Luke Redpath]

A bit out of date mind you, if you want to get into OOP PHP I really suggest you look at PHP 5, or even a fully OO language like Ruby (where everything is an object).