Timeline for How large is ok for a Class?
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| Oct 14, 2010 at 16:45 | comment | added | dash-tom-bang | I don't think that different classes should ever touch each other's private parts. While 'friend' access is convenient for getting something up and running, (for me) it's a stepping stone to a better design. In general I avoid accessors too, since depending on another class's internals is another Code Smell. | |
| Oct 14, 2010 at 0:53 | comment | added | Billy ONeal | +1 -- good rules of thumb but not being authoritarian about it. I would say however that just because a class is broken up doesn't mean that the different classes should be touching each others' private members. | |
| Oct 14, 2010 at 0:40 | history | answered | dash-tom-bang | CC BY-SA 2.5 |