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Yeah, I thought coupling data and behavior was more or less the definition of an object.

• Fargren 13y ago
  As long as an object's behaviour remains the same, the data can change without any problem. That's one of the big selling points of OO.
  • platz 13y ago
    So, then is there some vocabulary that is lacking to describe the difference between these two ideas, but seem to use the same words?
    • gnaritas 13y ago
      They work together, by encapsulating the data internally, one is free to change its representation. It keeps the coupling to that data local, the objects methods.