Love PHP but hate speghetti code

[luke101]

Hello,

Just wanted to know if there is anything out there or any technique that prevents speghetti code in php? I am really considering .NET because the maintainence is so much easier. But i am really trying to find a reason to use PHP because I know the support is much better. So do you guys know anything or way to prevent speghetti code?

[Sulman]

By speghetti code I guess you mean code appearing all over the page for different reasons?

 

In that case OO techniques would reduce this or alternatively look at smarty templates. These templates abstract the PHP  code giving a clear definition between the business layer and the user interface.

[Barand]

As VB.NET supports GOTO,  it's a spaghetti coder's heaven.

 

It's down to the coder, or in-house coding standards. If you don't want it, don't write it. Impose structured coding or OOP.

[joecooper]

use a program called HAPedit. it colour codes things, and i tend to find it very useful

 

i also comment on EVERY line so i can look back on it if need be. keep inner-code indented for IF's etc

 

php supports functions, which is just the same as goto?

 

 

[Sulman]

php supports functions, which is just the same as goto?

Not quite. As I recall goto will skip any code inbetween. A function call in PHP will continue code execution from where the function was called after it has finished doing the function.

[shlumph]

I've been trying to learn the Zend Framework, and it seems to do a great job of separating everything. It's a bit overwhelming at first, if you're used to writing PHP procedurally.