Abstract :
For the software engineer charged with maintaining an object-oriented system hiding numerous bugs under layers of inheritance, probably not. However, for a merchant whose Java-enabled Web site has led to greatly increased sales and revenue, it certainly has. So context must be considered, but the discussion must continue.
Keywords :
inheritance; object-oriented languages; object-oriented programming; C language; inheritance; object-oriented language; object-oriented programming; software engineering; Computer science; Design engineering; Java; Object oriented programming; Programming profession; Sensitivity analysis; Software testing; Standards development; Systems engineering and theory; Technological innovation;
