* Jonathon Sisson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [061219 21:45]:
>
> > My vote is, no, not worth the trouble. It's Java / C++ / static-typing /
> > put-the-client-in-a-straightjacket-so-they-don't-touch-anything thinking.
> >
>
> Heh...and don't forget the king-pin of them all, C#. Between private,
> pu
"Alan Gauld" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
> public/private is overkill. I actually like the Delphi 2 model
> (they have since added protected etc) was a good compromise
> where implementation section(*) attributes
Oops!
I meant to add a footnote here that explained that Delphi modules
comprise tw
Alan Gauld wrote:
> but also enforces that intent. This is espectially important
> during the early development of libraries where the internal
> representation is constantly evolving.
Yeah, I would have to agree with you there. I hadn't considered that
angle...
> But multiple languages compili
"Jonathon Sisson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
> As a side note, does anyone have a good argument for access level
> controls like C#?
These kinds of controls do help in large projects with many
teams, often geographically dispersed. It is a form of
documentation about the intent of the class desig
> My vote is, no, not worth the trouble. It's Java / C++ / static-typing /
> put-the-client-in-a-straightjacket-so-they-don't-touch-anything thinking.
>
Heh...and don't forget the king-pin of them all, C#. Between private,
public, protected, internal, and protected internal I lose track of wh
Don Taylor wrote:
> I am working my way through 'wxPython in Action' by Noel Rappin and
> Robin Dunn and came across this comment about data hiding in their
> explanation of the MVC pattern:
>
> ".. the View... should never get to see the private internals of the
> Model. Admittedly, this is d
I am working my way through 'wxPython in Action' by Noel Rappin and
Robin Dunn and came across this comment about data hiding in their
explanation of the MVC pattern:
".. the View... should never get to see the private internals of the
Model. Admittedly, this is difficult to enforce in Python,
