Procedural or OOP, which one do you prefer

Hi,

which type of programming to do prefer, procedural or OOP (Object-orientated programming)?

I just can't get to grips with OOP, and always use procedural where possible.

 

No option for both in the poll? Cuz sometimes I feel like its absurb to have to go one way or another, every project is different and while some may benefit from OOP concepts, others may be hindered by it.

 

I was expecting people to prefer one or the other, not both, but your view is intriuging

 

I do find most either go with one or the other, I also tend to find that people who work in terms or commonly have to work with other peoeple's code and vice versa tend to prefer OOP approaches.

 

Hmm ok, although there's a team working on my project, I started it in procedural and have no intention of moving to OOP, it's complicated, and for me, ugly

 

There's no sense in changing your style in the middle of a project especially if you're uncomfortable with the new approach.

 

I use a combination of both.

My applications perform procedures, sometimes using objects where it makes sense to.

 

OOP, makes modifications and upgrades much easier

 

OOP, no doubt about it.

 

i used to feel that exact way too, until i sat down and decided to learn it. it only took me about 1 day of solid practice to get the basics down (just reading the php.net docs doesn't really help at all til you try stuff out, print_r'ing and debugging etc). there's actually not much to it, really, all it does is make things easier imo. and if you do learn it, you'll be surprised at how easy it is to trot over to phpclasses.net and use their classes.

'course, i'm still always learning it...but haven't got a clue what 'implements' does in a class, just can't seem to understand it. so i think i'm with you on that one, at least.