When should I make property functions?

[Atila Neves]

On Monday, 19 November 2018 at 20:11:11 UTC, Trent Caprico wrote:
> In Java, it is considered best to always make all member 
> variables private, and make getters/setters for the 'public' 
> members.
>
> In D, should I create @property functions for all 'public' 
> fields when I first define the class, or is it best to wait 
> until a property function is actually needed?

I consider getters a code smell and setters a code stink. 
Sometimes they're needed, but one should never be happy about 
using them.

Tell, don't ask: https://martinfowler.com/bliki/TellDontAsk.html

The more the class/struct clients know about the internals, the 
greater the coupling and that's never a good thing.