Software Design: Tidy First?

Refactoring: Boolean In Constructor <-> Subclasses

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Kent Beck
Jul 24, 2024
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I’m not sure this will make the cut in the book. It seems a bit niche. However, I’m basically writing every OO design trick I know. Let me know. Also, this is quite object-oriented specific. I’ve tried to make most things functional/object agnostic. Finally, if you have a good example I’d love to see it. Examples are the hardest part.

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