Mutable vs immutable objects

Question

I\'m trying to get my head around mutable vs immutable objects. Using mutable objects gets a lot of bad press (e.g. returning an array of strings from a method) but I\'m hav

Answer 1

A mutable object is simply an object that can be modified after it's created/instantiated, vs an immutable object that cannot be modified (see the Wikipedia page on the subject). An example of this in a programming language is Pythons lists and tuples. Lists can be modified (e.g., new items can be added after it's created) whereas tuples cannot.

I don't really think there's a clearcut answer as to which one is better for all situations. They both have their places.