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Testing Object-Oriented Code – A Better Design Approach

April 5, 2021 • A Practical Approach To Object-Oriented

We have spent a lot of time on the core concepts of object-oriented design and programming. However, testing object-oriented code is at least as essential to our practical approach. We need to…

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Destructors And Cleaning Up An Instance: Object-Oriented Design

April 5, 2021 • A Practical Approach To Object-Oriented

When we get to the end of our use of a class instance, we need to clean up after ourselves. This is where destructors come into play. They are similar to constructors…

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Constructors And Initializers In Object-Oriented Design

March 31, 2021 • A Practical Approach To Object-Oriented

When we create an instance of a class, we often need to do some initialization. Constructors and initializers achieve this goal. These are two different ways to get our data into an…

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Static Attributes And Methods In Object-Oriented Design

March 29, 2021 • A Practical Approach To Object-Oriented

In this episode, we look at how to use static attributes and methods in our class design. These are important but can be over-used. They can even be a supported way to…

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Software Design – Finding Balance With Coupling And Cohesion

March 29, 2021 • A Practical Approach To Object-Oriented

We have spent a few episodes looking at cohesion and coupling. Now it is time to find balance in these two software design approaches. Each approach has strengths and weaknesses. Therefore, our…

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Coupling – A Smaller Object Approach To Software Solutions

March 29, 2021 • A Practical Approach To Object-Oriented

In object-oriented software, we talk about the concept of coupling. Put simply; this is a small object approach to our solution. It is the opposite end of the spectrum from large-object, or…

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