Destructors And Cleaning Up An Instance: Object-Oriented Design
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... Read more
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Constructors And Initializers In Object-Oriented Design
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... Read more
Static Attributes And Methods In Object-Oriented Design
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... Read more
Software Design – Finding Balance With Coupling And Cohesion
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... Read more
Coupling – A Smaller Object Approach To Software Solutions
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... Read more
Cohesion – A Big Object Approach To Design
This episode focuses on cohesion and the idea of using fewer large objects to solve a problem. This approach is often considered the opposite of... Read more