8 Being pragmatic
This chapter covers
- Why being pragmatic matters
- Why you should never stop refactoring
- Why you should never stop learning about object-oriented design
Congratulations! You’ve finished this journey through the six most important characteristics of simple object-oriented design:
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Small units of code
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Consistent objects
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Proper dependency management
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Good abstractions
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Properly handled infrastructure
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Well modularized
In this chapter, I discuss a few pieces of advice that I also consider essential to keep object-oriented designs as simple as possible. Some were briefly mentioned in previous chapters but are so important that I’ve dedicated a separate section to them.
8.1 Be pragmatic and go only as far as you must
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