From: Bulat Ziganshin <bulatz@...>
Date: 2002-10-31T16:00:56+09:00
Subject: Re: method-call style (was Re: Snippet: Tiny Featureless Ruby Web Server)

Hello Albert,

Wednesday, October 30, 2002, 10:18:05 PM, you wrote:
>> It is possible for a method to change its behavior.  However, if a
>> method changes from a method that has no side effects to a method that
>> has side effects, then the interface has considerably changed, and any
>> code that calls that method is going to have to be re-evaluated.  It's
>> generally a bad idea to change an object's interface.
>>

AW> For those who are OOP newbies, a distinction must be drawn between what is a 
AW> bad idea in a production system and what is a bad idea during development;  A 
AW> class's interface will likely change often during development.  Good OOP 
AW> design is like sculpting in clay, rather than stone. Refactor vigorously and 
AW> often.

but don't build the home before you fixed the fundament :)


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 Bulat                            mailto:bulatz@integ.ru