Exactly: “Why Classes?” hadihariri.com/2013/11/24/re… (via @mfeathers)
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.@stilkov It's a nice blog, but sometimes the porridge isn't too hot or too cold, it's just right.
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@mfeathers It resonates with me because I never bought the “real world“ argument. How is a class different from a struct in that regard?

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.@stilkov I wish more people recognized that in OO, objects are things you make up to do useful work for you - and you can make up anything.
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@mfeathers Agreed. And you often make them up for purely technical reasons, which is perfectly fine.
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@stilkov Because in the real world I can often accomplish things by asking politely, rather than going pillaging over internals. @mfeathers
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@stilkov The real world argument was tragic from the beginning.