*is very thoughtful*

I read the JavaWorld article you referenced. It made me realize something - All the OOP I've ever done has really been procedural programming using inheritance and some, very basic encapsulation. I've been thinking about OOD as a way of collecting data in a stronger struct, one that has functions associated with it naturally.

But, after seeing the concept "An object is defined by its capabilities" ... I need to revamp my thinking a whole lot.

While I appreciate your ideas on the get() function, and would implement many of them if I actually implemented this, I want to explore further what exactly is involved in "true OOD", if such a thing exists.