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From: "Dmitry A. Kazakov" <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de>
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Subject: Re: Derived private interface
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On Thu, 11 Aug 2011 23:52:13 -0500, Randy Brukardt wrote:

> It doesn't matter how you design your interfaces -- you're going to have to 
> change them at some point.

Yes. But it does not imply that there should be no interfaces designed.

> And I've never seen any difference in the amount 
> of work in a OOP design.

I disagree, but in order to show the truth we would need some metrics and
data.

IMO, OO is just an evolution of the concept of ADT used to accommodate
mathematical ideas of categories. Arguing against OO is arguing against
types in general.

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Dmitry A. Kazakov
http://www.dmitry-kazakov.de