[cap-talk] Capabilities by example in C#

[Sandro Magi]

I initially had a class called DirtySecret which I used for this exact 
reason.

Disadvantages:

1. one more class to squeeze on the slide (although DirtySecret could be 
small)
2. one more object whose purpose the reader has to understand

I'm still waffling on this issue, so if others support the change, I'll 
do it. :-)

Sandro

Karp, Alan H wrote:
> I like it a LOT.  Very nice job.  The only thing I would change is the
> object you control access to.  In your example, it's a string.  We know
> in our brains that's just an object, but in our hearts we treat it as
> pure data.  I think the example would work better if you were
> controlling an object, say 
>
> 	Whisperer whisperer = new Whisperer("I play with Barbies.");
>
> With getter
>
> 	String secret = whisperer.whisper();
>
> Now, when you show passing an argument, you'll be passing a reference to
> something everyone thinks of as an object.
>
> 	Shrink freud = new Shrink();
> 	freud.tell(whisperer);
>
> (I don't play with Barbies, either.  Well, maybe sometimes.)
>
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