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lalaithion on March 12, 2020 | parent | context | favorite | on: I Don't Use Classes

But Classes and Objects are not the only way to create boundaries, and may not be the best way.

peter_d_sherman on March 12, 2020 [–]

Give an example of when they might not be the best way.

naasking on March 12, 2020 | | [–]

There are many well known problems with classic OOP:

http://okmij.org/ftp/Computation/Subtyping/

ball_of_lint on March 12, 2020 | | [–]

"Classes are the best way" is a much stronger statement than "Classes may not be the best way".

Why do you think classes are the best way?

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