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DaWei · Mar 18th, 2007, 4:40 PM

Imagine that you're building a lawnmower. There's a lot of diverse functionality there. How would you divide it all up into coherent objects (classes)? How would you restrict or constrain normal access to, say, the carburetor (its interface)? Don't let it buffalo you, it's a rational process.

Mar 18th, 2007, 4:40 PM	#2
DaWei Resident Grouch Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 6,453 Rep Power: 10	Imagine that you're building a lawnmower. There's a lot of diverse functionality there. How would you divide it all up into coherent objects (classes)? How would you restrict or constrain normal access to, say, the carburetor (its interface)? Don't let it buffalo you, it's a rational process. __________________ Abstraction doesn't make it impossible to write bad code; it makes it possible to write superior code. Contributor's Corner: Grumpy on C++ Exceptions DaWei on Pointers