[development] Time for a new chapter of an endless debate

[Khalid B]

> Drupal uses objects. Reasons are probably lost by now in the ancient past.
>
> PHP is still not the best. I can write:
>
> somefunction(array('this' => 'that'))
>
> while there is no similar construct for objects.
>
> Also we use arrays for links, menus, links and soon mails.
>
> So, I propose removal of objects on practical grounds: shorter notation
> and a very little memory gain.

Add to that consistency in the code, shorter learning curve for newbies as well.

> If you have an opinion please share but I think we are only furthered by
> _practical_ viewpoints. No theory can make Drupal faster or lower its
> memory usage.
>
> The change looks big but it's not, it's scriptable and I can whip up such
> a script in a very short time.
>
> Ps. Readability issues? I do not think there is any difference.

What about the future? Say we want  to move Drupal to be OOP. I guess
the pain is already there since arrays are all over  the place anyways.