On Tue, 2005-07-12 at 17:29, Gregory Woodhouse wrote: > Yes, but if you think about object oriented programming as just being > about encapsulation, then I think you've missed the point to some > extent. I like to think about it as programming in space rather than > programming in time. Another way of looking at it is that it isn't > just about decentralization of function (encapsulation) but > decentralization of responsibility. It's not just a matter of > creating components that "know" how to do a particular job, but of > creating components who only need be concerned about doing that one job. >
Rather poetic and also all true of structured programming. (except for the programming in space part which I'll be gracious enough to just ignor :) ) ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the 'Do More With Dual!' webinar happening July 14 at 8am PDT/11am EDT. We invite you to explore the latest in dual core and dual graphics technology at this free one hour event hosted by HP, AMD, and NVIDIA. To register visit http://www.hp.com/go/dualwebinar _______________________________________________ Hardhats-members mailing list Hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members