[development] hook_nodeapi()

[John VanDyk]

>In the following page
>http://api.drupal.org/api/HEAD/function/hook_nodeapi it says: "If you
>are writing a node module, do not use this hook to perform actions on
>your type of node alone. Instead, use the hooks set aside for node
>modules, such as hook_insert() and hook_form()."
>
>My question is why is it better to use the standalone functions
>instead of the centralized one?

Node hooks are run before nodeapi hooks. Other modules that are 
hooking into your node type expect your module to have done its work 
already.