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Re: Design Question

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From	Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net>
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On Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:55:06 -0800 (PST), soulspirit@gmail.com wrote:

>On Tuesday, December 20, 2011 8:51:00 PM UTC+1, Gene Wirchenko wrote:
>[...]
>> >>      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.
>> 
>>      Nope.  It is a tool.  There are areas where it is good, and
>> others where it is not.
>
>I agree!
>I think I would never follow OOP paradigms to program my 10yrs old washing machine's firmware.
>But just try to add a little more complexity to the ploblem et voila', OOP comes to.

     Well, no.  Not necessarily.

>Reading at your posts Gene, I'm increasingly convinced you'd do better in a computer history 
museum... even more when you try to defend your anachronistic
convincements.

     It is sad that anything different from what we have now is often
considered anachronistic.

     I like wheels.  Wheels are far older than any of the ideas I have
defended.  Do you like wheels?

Sincerely,

Gene Wirchenko

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  Re: Design Question Arved Sandstrom <asandstrom3minus1@eastlink.ca> - 2011-12-19 07:16 -0400
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      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
        Re: Design Question soulspirit@gmail.com - 2011-12-20 14:55 -0800
          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
                Re: Design Question soulspirit@gmail.com - 2011-12-21 15:27 -0800
                Re: Design Question Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2011-12-21 18:06 -0800

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