garydgregory commented on PR #555: URL: https://github.com/apache/httpcomponents-client/pull/555#issuecomment-2042446988
Changing to protected instance variables are a very bad idea IMO: we are handcuffing ourselves to names, types and details that break encapsulation. A subclass should use methods to access what it needs. This gives us the most flexibility to change code and implementation in the future. -- This is an automated message from the Apache Git Service. To respond to the message, please log on to GitHub and use the URL above to go to the specific comment. To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@hc.apache.org For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: us...@infra.apache.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@hc.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@hc.apache.org