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Since Models are so lame to developers, they invented a new concept. Fat Stupid Ugly Controllers (FSUC). I put the SUC in FSUC on purpose. It seemed funny at 10pm after a few drinks 
. And less offensive than FUC. These were invented since Models were strange, alien, and possible terrorist entities nobody really trusted with anything other than data access methods.
The average FSUC reads data from databases (using a data abstraction layer developers like to pretend is a Model), or manipulates, validates and writes it, and passes other data to the View for rendering. It's incredibly popular. I'd say most people using frameworks create them as naturally as they ever did Page Controllers. They are popular because developers have figured out that they can treat Controllers almost like Page Controllers which requires little change from their historical practice using single PHP files for every application "page".
Notice something odd? The FSUC is performing all sorts of actions on data. Why? Because without a Model, all the application logic must go into the Controller, which makes the Controller - a type of Mutated Model! I use "Mutated" with reason. FSUCs are big, unwieldy, ugly looking and definitely fat. The quasi programming term that applies is "bloated". They perform roles they were never intended for. They are a complete reversal of everything you are taught to do in applying Object Oriented Programming principles. They are also pointless! Developers, for some mysterious reason, seem to prefer FSUCs to Models despite the fact those Controllers really are just Mutated Models.
. And less offensive than FUC. These were invented since Models were strange, alien, and possible terrorist entities nobody really trusted with anything other than data access methods.The average FSUC reads data from databases (using a data abstraction layer developers like to pretend is a Model), or manipulates, validates and writes it, and passes other data to the View for rendering. It's incredibly popular. I'd say most people using frameworks create them as naturally as they ever did Page Controllers. They are popular because developers have figured out that they can treat Controllers almost like Page Controllers which requires little change from their historical practice using single PHP files for every application "page".
Notice something odd? The FSUC is performing all sorts of actions on data. Why? Because without a Model, all the application logic must go into the Controller, which makes the Controller - a type of Mutated Model! I use "Mutated" with reason. FSUCs are big, unwieldy, ugly looking and definitely fat. The quasi programming term that applies is "bloated". They perform roles they were never intended for. They are a complete reversal of everything you are taught to do in applying Object Oriented Programming principles. They are also pointless! Developers, for some mysterious reason, seem to prefer FSUCs to Models despite the fact those Controllers really are just Mutated Models.
[/indent]Although not everyone will use the Zend framework, or OOP, there are still some thought provoking ideas worth gleaning from this link if you have every wondered where to start with code abstraction:
http://blog.astrumfutura.com/archives/373-...ppreciated.html
Edited by Cris D., 07 December 2008 - 09:18 PM.
