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On Monday, December 19, 2011 11:38:09 AM UTC-8, Gene Wirchenko wrote:
> On Mon, 19 Dec 2011 00:13:07 +0000 (UTC), Novice <novice@example..com>
> wrote:
> 
> [snip]
> 
> >Or is there a better way?  
> 
>      KISS (Keep It Simple, Stupid).
> 
>      Why bother with classes?  What do they give you?  Is it very
> much?  It is important to answer this.
> 
>      When I was taking my degree, I had a course on operating systems.
> One assignment was to compare the performance of various algorithms
> for CPU allocation.  One of my classmates tried the OOP approach.  He
> ended up having to scrap his program and start over.  He did not
> complete the assignment.  My approach was to write procedural code.  I
> saw no need for classes and so did not use them.  My program worked
> fine.  The instructor was impressed with the layout of the output.

So you are a better programmer.  Doesn't mean that procedural is better than OOP.

>      OOP is fine, but you appear to be trying to use it for the sake
> of using it.  OOP is a tool.  Use a correct tool correctly.

+1

But understand that "OOP" is just a buzzword for "good design".  If you follow good design practices, some people might accuse you of using object orientation.

>      So again, what does using classes buy you?  Or do they just
> gratuitously complicate your program?

"Using classes" != "object-oriented programming"

The answer is that they buy you a lot, and do not gratuitously complicate your programming, unless you design them to do so.

Any good introductory text on object-oriented programming will explain the benefits better than a Usenet post can.

>      There are a number of acceptable answers.  If you are just
> learning OOP, using it could be a good exercise in using a simple
> example so you can be sure you understand.  This does not mean that it
> is, in general, a good approach for your problem.

And yet it is.

-- 
Lew

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  Re: Design Question Arved Sandstrom <asandstrom3minus1@eastlink.ca> - 2011-12-19 07:16 -0400
    Re: Design Question Novice <novice@example..com> - 2011-12-19 13:49 +0000
      Re: Design Question Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2011-12-19 22:22 +0000
        Re: Design Question Arved Sandstrom <asandstrom3minus1@eastlink.ca> - 2011-12-19 20:13 -0400
          Re: Design Question Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2011-12-20 07:37 -0800
            Re: Design Question Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2011-12-20 10:42 -0500
              Re: Design Question Arved Sandstrom <asandstrom3minus1@eastlink.ca> - 2011-12-20 17:46 -0400
        Re: Design Question Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2011-12-20 20:40 +0000
  Re: Design Question Novice <novice@example..com> - 2011-12-19 13:34 +0000
  Re: Design Question Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2011-12-19 06:25 -0800
  Re: Design Question Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2011-12-19 11:38 -0800
    Re: Design Question Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2011-12-20 07:42 -0800
      Re: Design Question Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2011-12-20 11:51 -0800
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          Re: Design Question Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2011-12-20 15:25 -0800
            Re: Design Question soulspirit@gmail.com - 2011-12-21 01:11 -0800
              Re: Design Question Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2011-12-21 11:08 -0800
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