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		mrkeen 25 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: When did people favor composition over inheritance... What is the point of OO?

zigzag312 25 days ago | [–]

Encapsulation

oh_my_goodness 25 days ago | [–]

The main point is the same as the Dewey Decimal System. Keep things tucked away yet findable. Make a huge code base useful to people who didn't write it themselves.

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