Yeah I like that idea actually Revan :)

This would probably be better handled by the Data Managers. That is what they are there for. Hooks are places where you can call your own custom code from within vBulletin without actually modifying the vBulletin Code. Different technologies for different purposes.

Are there any parts of vB3.5 that haven't been rewritten?

The templates to some extent, but even they have some changes. :)

Oh. I don't really know what the Data Managers are, maybe I skipped that part of the vBcom post.
Call it hooks, Data Managers or Cookie Crumbs for all I care, as long as it works ;)

i hate OOP!!!
*dusts off the php book*

The announcement makes it seem like data managers are used for saving data, not querying for data.

I don't know much about it, but what I have seen of it so far looked quite confusing. The word "This" seemed very popular ......

The description of 3.5.0 looks nice, but sounds like virtually all hacks will have to be re-done for this new version and it's "Hooks & Plugins".

I also don't quite understand the theory of these. It sounds like they will allow you to "insert" code at various points, but many hacks don't just insert code, they actually change existing code, so how will this work ?

thats why im depressed cause i have to recode all my custom mods:(

Right... well it should help ALOT overall less edits mean happier users.But, you won't have to again for sometime, as long as you make some use of the plugins system.

Think about it, much less rehacking, no more inserting custom templates every upgrade...