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Re: OOP

To: RB NUG <realbasic-nug at lists dot realsoftware dot com>
Subject: Re: OOP
From: Lars Jensen <larsjensen at gmail dot com>
Date: Sun, 30 Oct 2005 22:23:30 -0800
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> Maybe I am just not understanding the concept of this, but how is it
> beneficial beyond "niceness"?  Is it actually useful in some way that
> makes certain things possible that aren't already possible?

No, it is useful in that it makes something impossible that is
currently possible. By allowing you to ensure that nobody uses your
class who isn't supposed to, it prevents unnecessary and unwanted
dependencies from sneaking into your code.

lj
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