That is not always the best policy. If you provide public accessors for your private model elements (representation), the next thing you know people start using them! And then your model interfaces is constrained.
? or am i just talking trash ? On May 14, 2009, at 12:55 PM, Steve Wirts wrote: > Hi Folks, > > Would it be inappropriate to request that an effort be made at some > point to try to provide accessors for all instance/class instance > variables, and try to get rid of inappropriate direct variable > accessing where possible? > > The "chasing variables" function is handy but seems more cumbersome > than just putting a halt in a setter. > > I know this would be a lot of work but maybe it could be automated. > > Just tell me to shut up and go away if I'm being a nuisance. Oh, and please stick around... to draw attention away from my pesky questions. > > > Steve :) -cam _______________________________________________ Pharo-project mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gforge.inria.fr/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pharo-project
