Chapter 2
Classes
“Computer science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes.”
—Edsger W. Dijkstra
And computer science is more than drilling on programming language details. That said, this chapter will not only provide information on declaring classes but also give you an idea of how we can make the best use of them, how they best serve our needs. Or even better: how a class can be used conveniently and efficiently in a broad spectrum of situations. We see classes not only as a way of bundling data but primarily as instruments to establish new abstractions in our software.
2.1 Program for Universal Meaning, Not Technical Details
Writing leading-edge engineering or scientific software with a mere focus on performance details ...
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