Archive - Originally posted on "The Horse's Mouth" - 2009-11-12 20:22:32 - Graham Ellis
So said one of my delegates on todays course - pronounced with a long "I" - "Seemples". And we knew he was impersonating one of those meerkats here. One of the classics of modern advertising along with the Cadbury's Gorilla.
Object Oriented Programming is one of those subjects that many people find hard to grasp when they first come across it - but then there's a sudden, lighbulb, moment. And the basics and the beauty suddenly become clear as the delegate(s) say "YES", I have it.
Today, I spend in north Oxfordshire teaching a one day Object Oriented Programming in PHP day to a room of well established PHP programmers - most with 5 to 7 years experience of the language, the "baby" as he celled himself with just 3 ... and I loved it. We looked at Object Orientation principles and how they're applied in PHP, we looked at MVC (Model, View, Controller) , the 4 layer model and UML ... and - wow - what a rewarding day. But not a long post tonight, as I worked my butt off, and am exhausted - all my energy into a rewarding course for me - and for them.