single or multiple classes?

[nozom]

I was just wondering (it's early after all and the brain is still waking up)...

Normally i just pile all of my code into one class (i.e. sitefunctions or similar) Then call that class on each of my pages.

Is it better to create smaller classes but have more of them. (i.e. a class for images, a class for text etc etc.) Does having one big class make a difference on the speed the page renders plus any other implications.

ta,
Hugh

[erikwebb]

I would think it all depends on how much the classes total to be. If you have one large class everything's pretty neat and tidy, but if you have multiple classes you may also have repeated variables and such which could slow it down slightly. However, if the combination of classes (1 large vs. many small) is fairly similar in abilities, the performance drop is probably negligible.

[nozom]

cheers for that, looks like i'm coding down the right path for once ;-)

ta,
Hugh