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The Open/Closed principle

Introduction

In object-oriented programming the open/closed principle states,

Software entities (Classes, Modules, Functions, etc.)should be open for extension, but closed for modification

See Also

• Single-Responsibility Principle

References

[1] Open/closed principle

[2] "The Open-Closed Principle", C++ Report, January 1996"

[3] "Patterns in Practice: The Open Closed Principle"