[jQuery] OT: Javascript OOP / Class Design
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font-family:Arial'>Hello,<o:p></o:p></span></font>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>This is a bit OT sorry, but I don’t know where else to
post this JS related question. My question is about using design patterns and
OOP principles in Javascript. <o:p></o:p></span></font>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I am trying to determine the best way to build a photo album
application, where the user can layout many photos and each photo can have
different properties and behaviors. They can also add text and other elements
to their photo album. <o:p></o:p></span></font>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Does it make sense to create a PhotoElement class for each
photo added to the album? This might be instantiating between 10-200 of these
objects. Each object would manage its own display, and properties etc.
The data would be saved back to the server and when it was reloaded, the data would
be parsed back into object instances.<o:p></o:p></span></font>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>So does that make sense, or should I just use a MVC pattern
where the controller looks at the data (model) which is, say an array of
objects (the photos/page elements) and creates an each instance of the photo
representation (renders them to the screen only) and handles all of the
interaction through conditional processing as opposed to allowing the objects
to do their thing and maintain their own properties and behavior.<o:p></o:p></span></font>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Anyone?<o:p></o:p></span></font>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> Brook</span></font>
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