On Fri, Dec 03, 2004 at 02:05:16PM -0500, John Siracusa wrote: > >From http://dirtsimple.org/2004/12/python-is-not-java.html > > "In Java, you have to use getters and setters because using public fields > gives you no opportunity to go back and change your mind later to using > getters and setters. So in Java, you might as well get the chore out of the > way up front. In Python, this is silly, because you can start with a normal > attribute and change your mind at any time, without affecting any clients of > the class. So, don't write getters and setters." > > I'd like to be able to s/Python/Perl 6/ above, but after many discussions on > this topic, I'm still not sure if I can.
http://www.nntp.perl.org/group/perl.perl6.language/9576 -- Paul Johnson - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pjcj.net
