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Source: verraes.net
Deterministic bliss in static methods ↗
Some of the reactions to my last blog post on https://verraes.net/2014/06/named-constructors-in-php/, originate from the notion that static methods are inherently bad and should never be used. Static methods are nothing more than namespaced global functions.
As for global functions: We use those all the time.
You might still feel resistance against something like Calculator::sum($x, $y), because it can not be extended or mocked.
There is, in PHP, an interesting distinction between + and Calculator::sum($x, $y): the former can not be injected, the latter can:
As for global functions: We use those all the time.
You might still feel resistance against something like Calculator::sum($x, $y), because it can not be extended or mocked.
There is, in PHP, an interesting distinction between + and Calculator::sum($x, $y): the former can not be injected, the latter can:
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