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# [No brain-dead accessor functions](https://blog.mkrebs.dev/no-brain-dead-accessor-functions?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Update (2020-08-07): This is a republish of my third blog post, dated 2005-04-20: No brain-dead accessor functions. Devblog only lets me backdate this to 2015. I know this is a controversial one that many people disagree with me about, but I don't b...

Feb 1, 2015 · 2 min read · blog.mkrebs.dev  
Updated Aug 9, 2020  
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