On Wednesday, 30 January 2013 at 04:06:02 UTC, deadalnix wrote:
I don't agree. I think public variables are an encapsulation
problem, period. And again, by 'public' I mean: "really, truly
public, not kidding".
Sounds like religious reasoning.
I don't understand you. According to wikipedia, encapsulation is:
"A language mechanism for restricting access to some of the
object's components."
Member variable is a component of an object. Public access means
un-restricted access. Therefore, public member variable is not
encapsulated. Therefore, public member variable is a problem in
encapsulation, by definition. I dare you to find a single
religious cell in me.
