> > > Andy> I noticed that the Seaside tutorial has code such as: > Andy> html div class: 'menu'; with: self menuComponent. > > Andy> Whereas the Scriptaculous demo code does things like this: > > Andy> html paragraph id: 'position'; with: position. > > > Andy> I.e. they didn't bother adding (or using) a getter for position. Who > is > Andy> right, or doesn't it matter, or is there another reason why it would > be > Andy> written differently? > > Clearly, position is an instance var, or perhaps a temporary. An instance > var > may or may not have accessors, depending on whether it is meant to be > tweaked > from the outside. #menuComponent, on the other hand, may be just an > accessor, > or it may be a whole pile of code to generate that menu on the fly. At > this > point, it doesn't matter. > > Whether internal accesses to instance vars should use accessors instead of > direct access is a subject to debate (read: religious war). I hope you > haven't accidentally triggered that thread here. I tend to do the simplest > thing that works, and leave it at that. >
Great, I am all in favour of pragmatism. Thanks.
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