[Cuis-dev] Some un-accurate information on The Cuis Book

[Ignacio Sniechowski]

You are right, Ken; it is too much verbose!
I keep reading and reporting.
Thanks for your prompt response.
Cheers

*Ignacio Sniechowski*



















On Sat, Feb 25, 2023 at 1:37 PM <ken.dickey at whidbey.com> wrote:

> On 2023-02-25 02:17, Ignacio Sniechowski via Cuis-dev wrote:
>
> > 2. This is more of a question, page 31: Internal State: "A variable
> > only visible within the object is called a _private_ variable."
>
> Looking at the text, I think this is still right.
>
> Explaining, at this early point, that code within a class or subclass of
> an object can access instance variables but -- without an access
> selector -- "another object cannot send a message to an object of this
> class to get internal values of instance variables" seems like too many
> "language lawyer" words.
>
> I think the simple way of saying this is less confusing to beginners.
>
> "It is like an egg, but square"  ;^)
>
> How would you say this differently?
>
> Thanks once again for your careful reading and questions !!
> -KenD
>
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