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SOLID Principles: Basic building block of the software system

May 24, 2018August 9, 2018ArchitectureBest Practices, Clean code, solid principles

Reading Time: 4 minutes “Good software system begins with clean code” and by “clean code”, I mean it is code that is easy to understand and easy to change. This is the point where there is a need to know about SOLID Principles which helps us in writing the clean code as the code is like humour. “When you have to explain it, it’s bad.” The SOLID PRINCIPLES tell Continue Reading

SOLID Principles with Scala

October 31, 2012October 31, 2012Scalagood design, scala, solid principles

Reading Time: < 1 minute It is quite evident what SOLID principles mean for class typed object oriented languages like Java. However, what do they mean for hybrid languages like Scala which merge the Object oriented and functional approaches. In this KnolX session, we tried to decipher what SOLID principles meant for Scala. Though much of what we know about them can be applied to Scala if we code in Continue Reading

Open Closed Principle in Action

June 10, 2010Architecture, JavaClean code, Design principles, Software craftsmanship, solid principles

Reading Time: 4 minutes Ivar Jacobson stated that all software entities change during their life cycle and this must be borne in mind when developing systems which are expected to last longer than the first version. A design principle which helps you with long lasting software is OCP (Open Closed Principle). Open Closed Principle was coined by Bertrand Meyer. It states that “Software entities should be open for extension Continue Reading