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Re: object oriented design question in context of Java program

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markspace wrote:
> markspace wrote:
> 
> > We'd have to see the whole code base, or a large part of it, to
> > determine any further code smell.
> 
> 
> Forgot to add: Martin Fowler's Refactoring: Improving the Design of 
> Existing Code is a good introduction to refactoring and code smell.  If 
> you can find your design in his code smell descriptions, then you might 
> consider changing the design.

In /Effective Java/, Josh Bloch recommends to prefer composition to inheritance.

OP: You might be in a bad direction with inheritance ("is-a" relationship) 
rather than composition ("has-a" relationship). You need to share details.

http://sscce.org/

Hand-waving and vague architectural generalities are all well and good, 
but it sounds like your problems are in the details.

-- 
Lew

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object oriented design question in context of Java program J W <jjw101023@gmail.com> - 2012-06-21 04:42 -0700
  Re: object oriented design question in context of Java program markspace <-@.> - 2012-06-21 07:20 -0700
    Re: object oriented design question in context of Java program markspace <-@.> - 2012-06-21 08:06 -0700
      Re: object oriented design question in context of Java program Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-06-21 11:33 -0700

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