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== Software Reliability == | == Software Reliability == | ||
A major concern in software design is Reliability, which depends on two factors: 1) Correctness - system's ability to perform its job according to the specification and 2) Robustness - handling abnormal conditions. Reliability is especially important in Object oriented software because of the additional complexity imposed by Reusability. Some of the common problems encountered when writing software include: | |||
1) System failure - | |||
=== Programming by contract === | === Programming by contract === | ||
=== Contract and Inheritance === | === Contract and Inheritance === | ||
Revision as of 18:57, 15 November 2011
6a (was 5c). Lecture 18, Programming by contract. My notes for Lecture 18 are largely taken from 20-year-old articles by Bertrand Meyer. The principles are timeless, but there are undoubtedly new embellishments that would provide better background to the topics discussed in the lecture. Write a narrative, generally following the lecture organization, that explains programming by contract in more detail.
Introduction
Software Reliability
A major concern in software design is Reliability, which depends on two factors: 1) Correctness - system's ability to perform its job according to the specification and 2) Robustness - handling abnormal conditions. Reliability is especially important in Object oriented software because of the additional complexity imposed by Reusability. Some of the common problems encountered when writing software include: 1) System failure -