Object-Oriented Thought

Random Thought for the day:
One of the things I enjoy about OOP design is that there is no single best solution to a problem. (Or perhaps another way of putting it is that there's always a beter way to solve your problem!) Sure there are best practices, and a book like Head First Design Patterns can help you understand those. But I find the whole process of creating an object-oriented design forces you to make a lot of creative decisions, and experience really matters. When I finish an OOP project, I'll often look back and evaluate what worked well and what didn't, and apply things that were successful to the next project. So don't cling to the idea that there's a single right way to do things, and just dive in, experiment, and have fun!