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"an object is a particular piece of memory, structured according to a class" does not sound like a particularly useful way to think about objects unless you are
by cstejerean 17y ago
"an object is a particular piece of memory, structured according to a class" does not sound like a particularly useful way to think about objects unless you are working at a low enough level that you care how objects are laid out in memory.
- keefe 17y agoI don't particularly care how it's laid out. The point is that it is an instance of a class, which maintains its own local state - I don't care how that state is organized, but it's crucial to remember that it has such state.