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PEAR -- still useful?

Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 8:51 am
by billyq
All

A while ago, I saw the light and start building my own classes and using them in my code.

I remember that PEAR was all the rage a while ago and wondered if anyone is still using the PEAR classes? I'm also thinking that maybe PEAR is duplicating some of the classes that I've built and maybe I'm wasting effort.

If you do use PEAR classes, what do you use them for?

Thanks

Re: PEAR -- still useful?

Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 11:40 am
by alex.barylski
If your asking this question, the answer is YES. PEAR is still useful. As useful as it ever was, code doesn't spoil. :p

PEAR is probably more practical than using your own library, but introduces a different learning curve into the mix.

Cheers,
Alex

Re: PEAR -- still useful?

Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 12:18 pm
by VladSun
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Alex you do like to change your display name, don't you :)
Hokey, PCSpectra, now alex.barylski

Welcome back, alex.barylski :)

Re: PEAR -- still useful?

Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 1:16 pm
by Benjamin
I've never used PEAR. Years ago when I looked at it I found the code to be a bit on the poor side and so I either found a different library or rolled my own.

Re: PEAR -- still useful?

Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 8:18 pm
by josh
Most of the packages are deprecated and no longer maintained. A few are still useful. PEAR itself throws thousands of deprecated PHP errors (they say that they do that to maintain backwards compatibility with PHP4 but I think it just means they don't maintain it any longer). The only times I've used it is when I found a library through independent research on Google, and that libraries author instructs me to use PEAR. I don't go out looking for PEAR packages in particular.

Re: PEAR -- still useful?

Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 8:30 pm
by alex.barylski
Alex you do like to change your display name, don't you
Hokey, PCSpectra, now alex.barylski
I sure do :p

PCSpectra just wasn'tpractical anymore for a few reasons. Mostly though, in building my network, job applications, etc it makes sense to boost my personal name more than a company name which is sometimes online and most of the time not. :)

Cheers,
Alex