Virtual Member Functions
virtual should always be used on a function in the protected section. If you envision a public function being overridden, it should also get the virtual keyword.
Some programmers worry about the performance penalty of the indirect virtual function call. In truth, this is probably not a significant drag on typical program performance, compared to things such as file I/O or database access, or even the time it takes to type a character.
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