Extensions during software evolution: Do objects meet their promise? (original) (raw)

2012, Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)

As software evolves, data types have to be extended, possibly with new data variants or new operations. Object-oriented design is well-known to support data extensions well. In fact, most popular books showcase data extensions to illustrate how objects adequately support software evolution. Conversely, operation extensions are typically better supported by a functional design. A large body of programming language research has been devoted to the challenge of properly supporting both kinds of extensions.

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