What good are public variables then?

Question

I\'m a total newbie with tons of ?\'s in my mind and a lot to experience with C++ yet! There\'s been something which I find really confusing and it\'s the use of public vari

Answer 1

Getters and setters are indeed a good practice in most cases. But the fact is that your current example is too simple, and therefore is not a good candidate for defending private members access through get/set().