# Classless Can Be Classy

**URL:** <https://forum.devtalk.com/t/classless-can-be-classy/210806>\
**Category:** In The News\
**Tags:** programming, oop\
**Created:** [14 August 2025 03:13 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/classless-can-be-classy/210806 "2025-08-14T03:13:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![gfqdjb](https://forum.devtalk.com/user_avatar/forum.devtalk.com/gfqdjb/32/7596_2.png) [@gfqdjb](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/gfqdjb)\
**Post date:** [14 August 2025 03:13 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/classless-can-be-classy/210806/1 "2025-08-14T03:13:05Z")

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> Give a typical OO developer an empty editor buffer, ask them to code, and it is a safe bet that the first five letters they type will be `class`… This is the first of a series of mini-tirades against the abuse of classes in modern development.

This piece was published in the [PragProg newsletter](https://pragprog.com/newsletter/). Read in full here:

> **[Classless Can Be Classy](https://media.pragprog.com/newsletters/2025-07-29.html)**

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**Author:** ![gfqdjb](https://forum.devtalk.com/user_avatar/forum.devtalk.com/gfqdjb/32/7596_2.png) [@gfqdjb](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/gfqdjb)\
**Post date:** [19 August 2025 05:26 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/classless-can-be-classy/210806/2 "2025-08-19T05:26:39Z")

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Part 2:

> **[Newsletter: Classes With No State Are Not Classes](https://media.pragprog.com/newsletters/2025-08-05.html)**