[MartinCron]

I totally agree that language-enforced mechanisms aren't the only way to get meaningful encapsulation. People can (and do) write good code or bad code in any language.

I was just trying to point out that there are both benefits and drawbacks to language-enforced encapsulation and the benefits may be less obvious than than the drawbacks, which are generally more painful.

[SoftwareMaven]

You have a good point there. You generally have to think about what you are exposing if the language demands it. And I think it is great when a language guides you into doing the right thing. Guides being the operative word.

Given the choice, I'll choose consenting adults. :)