Dear Kunal, I don't know of any papers... I'd be interested in what you find.
In my experience, 'modular coding' is entirely a process of evolution. It's impossible to sit down and design software on paper. Every piece of code I write is under constant evaluation. Each time a weakness is exposed, I rethink my strategy. Often there is no 'perfect' solution, since each presents a different set of compromises. Devoting yourself to endlessly rewriting and structuring your code will, in the long term, yield better code than anyone can advise in a book or paper. Over modulation of code has drawbacks too. Sometimes the simple solution is the one to use, even if it means rewriting the same thing every once in a while. When people start creating classes and polymorphic interfaces to their code needlessly, performance is compromised. Perhaps what you are looking for is also a reference for good programming practice. For C++, I really liked the books by Scott Meyers: 'Effective C++', first and second edition. Here he sets out some fundamental 'guidelines' for coding. You may like to check it out, even thought it doesn't apply to PHP directly. Of what it's worth, that's my two cents :) I'd be interested in what others think on this matter. Steven J. Walker Walker Effects www.walkereffects.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Friday, February 15, 2002, at 08:24 PM, Kunal Jhunjhunwala wrote: > hey, > does anyone know of any good papers on modular programing? I have been > able > to make my code modular, but I am not satisfied with it. I am trying to > make > my program work the "plug in" way.. where i can just add more modules > on the > fly... any tips? :) > Regards, > Kunal Jhunjhunwala > > "Minds think with ideas, not information. No amount of data, bandwidth, > or > processing power can substitute for inspired thought." - Clifford Stoll > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
