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privacy

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privacy allows changes to code to be more easily made since one can be confident that 'outsiders' are not relying on too many details 2001-08-30 14:57:03.0
improves encapsulation by ensuring that only programmers working inside a class (or inside a package) can use all of its facilities
is a subtopic of Programming Style Guidelines
is a kind of practice

privacy	allows changes to code to be more easily made since one can be confident that 'outsiders' are not relying on too many details
	improves encapsulation by ensuring that only programmers working inside a class (or inside a package) can use all of its facilities
	is a subtopic of Programming Style Guidelines
	is a kind of practice