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PHP Build a Simple PHP Application Creating the Menu and Footer Adding Active States to the Navigation

Brian Larris
Brian Larris
11,864 Points
Posted by Brian Larris
Brian Larris
11,864 Points

Using less variables

Would it be more efficient to use the $pageTitle variable in the conditional instead of creating a new variable to serve essentially the same purpose?

1 Answer

Stephen Van Delinder
Stephen Van Delinder
21,457 Points
Stephen Van Delinder
Stephen Van Delinder
21,457 Points

Brian,

You are approaching this with a really good mindset! In coding you never want to create redundant code, as it wastes computational resources and slows down your programs. I just watched that video over again and I'm not sure what you are referring to specifically, but the PHP application project videos are in a set of three. If my memory serves me correctly, a later lesson deals with refactoring and condensing code.

Brian Larris
Brian Larris
11,864 Points
Brian Larris
Brian Larris
11,864 Points

Thanks Stephen. This was my first-ever question and I assumed it would post under the video from which I clicked the "Ask a Question" button. I'll try to get that worked out for my next question!