AdvancED ActionScript 3.0: Design Patterns

Key Points

• Code can be made much more efficient if it's built with the four principles of OOP in mind: encapsulation, data hiding, polymorphism, and inheritance.
• Generalizing common behavior allows for interchangeability.
• The goal of OOP is to build an architecture that allows flexibility and easier maintenance.
• Class names should be specific to the behavior they define and should always begin with an uppercase letter.
• The keyword implements lets you add into your class the methods required by other defined types.
• The point of creating a class isn't only to use it to build objects, but also to separate behaviors and/or data. Instantiating an object means you expect the behaviors and/or state to change.
• Don't resort to mimicry or memorization ...