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aloof-angle-91616
03/12/2020, 7:57 PMwe could make it a class like
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hundreds-father-404
03/12/2020, 7:58 PMWe could. It would be cool code. But, I think a big benefit of the engine is how much of it is plain and simple Python 3
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hundreds-breakfast-49010
03/12/2020, 7:58 PMI'd rather keep the data structures standard python dicts and lists (or sets), and just write a simple utility function to do the meging
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aloof-angle-91616
03/12/2020, 7:58 PMwrapping things in classes makes it easier for me to reason, idk if you've noticed. definitely a personal thing
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hundreds-breakfast-49010
03/12/2020, 7:59 PMyeah that's the classic object-oriented vs functional trade-off
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aloof-angle-91616
03/12/2020, 7:59 PMehhh i don't know about that
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hundreds-breakfast-49010
03/12/2020, 8:00 PMyou can write a class that encapsulates some specific business logic, or write a function that knows how to implement that business logic on less complicated types
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aloof-angle-91616
03/12/2020, 8:00 PM@dataclassaloof-angle-91616
03/12/2020, 8:00 PMoh
aloof-angle-91616
03/12/2020, 8:00 PMwell
aloof-angle-91616
03/12/2020, 8:00 PMwhen i hear "object-oriented vs functional" my hackles raise up for no reason
aloof-angle-91616
03/12/2020, 8:00 PMthat's a good point!
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hundreds-breakfast-49010
03/12/2020, 8:01 PMyeah people can definitely get ideological about those terms. I like to think about them as value-neutral descriptors of ways of thinking about code organization
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aloof-angle-91616
03/12/2020, 8:01 PMi just don't know how to interpret anyone's usage of them :D
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