I agree with you, for APIs - or very large teams where you can't communicate in person easily. (And that's where C#'s way of dealing with getters and setters i

I agree with you, for APIs - or very large teams where you can't communicate in person easily. (And that's where C#'s way of dealing with getters and setters is a big win, because they look like member variables, so there's no extra kludginess.)