I am a big proponent of method A. My reasoning is that it cleanly separates instance data from other data in the object. I create a debug() method in all my objects that return the instance struct, which gives a very clean way to see what data is within an object. Additionally you can use the instance data to implement the memento design pattern. This pattern allows you to easily store the state of an object and return to an earlier state with a method like MyObject.setMemento(instance) to populate the object with a stored state. Even if this functionality is not something I use all the time, I like the flexibility it offers if the need ever arises.
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