On 11/3/17 5:08 PM, Nathan S. wrote:
On Friday, 3 November 2017 at 20:01:27 UTC, Jonathan M Davis wrote:
Most folks are surprised by this behavior
I found it surprising at first but now any other way seems absurd to me.
None of the benefits of data encapsulation apply to code written five
lines away in the same file.
I also enjoy the mechanism, but I have to call this out as incorrect.
Encapsulation is about being able to prove to yourself exactly how an
object's private data can possibly be manipulated. It's not just 5 lines
away, it's the whole file you have to review.
If you have large flat files like Phobos, then encapsulation is
essentially impossible to review.
-Steve
