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Tag Archives: object oriented
Abstraction and Encapsulation
Abstraction and encapsulation are opposite sides of the same coin, and essential to good object oriented software design. Why the, is there a tendency of some programmers to go in exactly the opposite direction? This trend and its implication is … Continue reading
Brainless Getters & Setters are a Waste
Someone long ago set a pattern that all members should have a getter and setter method. Some are persuaded that this is OO and this is encapsulation, so a lot of inexperienced programmers do this by default. But this is … Continue reading
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Public or Private Member Variables?
When is it OK to make member variables public?
Keep It Simple: Factory
Some of our development is done by outside contractors, and they have a long list of “code policies” for producing good code. I have nothing against such policies in theory, but in practice it leads a lot of unnecessary work, … Continue reading