[Python-talk] [Fwd: OOP, when and when not to use it...]

[bruce.labitt at autoliv.com]

Ben,

I found the description helpful...  I had done some reading on OOP, but 
some things weren't clear to me, as in when does one use OOP.  All the 
time, would be a useless pain for what I do.  'Sometimes' seems to be a 
much better answer than 'never'. 

'Never' is a non-starter in this world.  One has to be able to understand 
others' OOP code in order to be able to use it.  Never in a million years 
would I want to develop core GUI code when someone else has already done 
it.  I'd rather get on with the work that I am being paid to do...

Umm nice image you made there, Ben, it will take a while before I flush it 
out of my mind. :)

-Bruce

python-talk-bounces at dlslug.org wrote on 08/10/2009 10:05:02 AM:

> > My own introduction to OOP came from perl ...
> 
>   While I pretty much agree with Paul's take, I still can't help but
> think that this is like having a guy who's only red-green color blind
> describe color to a guy who's monochromatic.  ;-)
> 
>   (Not that my own attempts {were, would be} any better, really.  I
> got *my* OOP intro from C++.  Ick.)
> 
> -- Ben
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