Minimize number of methods

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:''Minimize the number of messages in the protocol of a class.'' --Riel's Heuristic 2.3, [[Arthur Riel 1996]]
 
:''Minimize the number of messages in the protocol of a class.'' --Riel's Heuristic 2.3, [[Arthur Riel 1996]]
  
Minimize the number of methods in the public interface of a class. This ensures that you can always find the method that you are looking for, and enhances reusability. This is tied to the idea of [[You ain't gonna need it]] - don't implement methods until you need them.
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This heuristic ensures that you can always find the method that you are looking for, and enhances reusability. This is tied to the idea of [[You ain't gonna need it]] - don't implement methods until you need them.
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==

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Minimize the number of messages in the protocol of a class. --Riel's Heuristic 2.3, Arthur Riel 1996

This heuristic ensures that you can always find the method that you are looking for, and enhances reusability. This is tied to the idea of You ain't gonna need it - don't implement methods until you need them.

See also

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