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matklad's 'don't let public functions call public functions' rule sparks debate

Several commenters push back that the rule is not universal

3 Nov 1 3:03 AM · 10d ago · 1 post · 1 comment · 2 sources · development 3 of 4

david_chisnall describes building layered public APIs in C/C++ where higher-level convenience functions intentionally call lower-level public functions, and ohrv notes Rust's Vec has many public methods calling other public methods for safety and reuse reasons.

“I’m not sure I agree with this. I tend to build public APIs in layers.”

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