[Dev-C++] public/private data decision

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Hi!

I have been pondering on this for quite some time, but it seems I cannot=20
get myself to a firm decision.

Suppose I have a class, which has some data. Mostly string data. Like=20
name, path, etc. Uptil now I always put these things into the private=20
part of my class, and I provided Get/Set methods for accessing them.
I ask: does it worth the extra overhead? I mean, what if I simply put=20
the data into the public section, and then I have 2 (or more) member=20
functions less, and the same access to the data.

Can someone with more experience with C++ give some guidelines to me=20
about this. Posting personal experience would be the best!

Thank you.

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