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873 points belter | 1 comments | 05 Feb 25 09:50 UTC | HN request time: 0.204s | source

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gorjusborg ◴[05 Feb 25 11:49 UTC] No.42947212[source]▶

No, objects aren't generally 'good', unless you think keeping multiple state machines in sync is 'good'.

OO is not evil, but it also shouldn't be your default solution to everything.

Also, who is this person? I immediately distrust someone who calls themselves 'a pretty cool guy'. That's for the rest of us to decide.

1. naasking ◴[05 Feb 25 14:38 UTC] No.42949044[source]▶

> No, objects aren't generally 'good', unless you think keeping multiple state machines in sync is 'good'.

Sure, if you disregard good object design, like the single responsibility principle and using mutability only when really needed.

Software development topics I've changed my mind on