On Thursday, December 26, 2013 9:18:06 PM UTC+1, Luc wrote: > > Now you could create un mutable > objects but then why bother > creating classes with hidden > behaviours if there is no hidden > state ? >
The state is still hidden. Even if the state is immutable: 1) other code could access it and, thus, changing the inner working of your class would break that code; 2) other code could create a new instance of your class with inconsistent internal state. As you can see, immutability is totally orthogonal to object orientation. Encapsulation is still useful, as are inheritance and polymorphism. -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.