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 @stilkov this is a really great point. E.g. Only modelling nouns was holding me back.
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@rob_rix @stilkov That burned me early in the 1990s. @unclebobmartin's view was a complete antidote.
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Replying to @mfeathers
@mfeathers @rob_rix I also remember @unclebobmartin explaining the basic concepts and motivation in the 90s, using a FILE* as an example

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Replying to @stilkov
@stilkov @rob_rix @unclebobmartin Yup, Bob saw through the real world stuff early.
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