C++ For Artists: The Art, Philosophy, And Science Of Object-Oriented Programming

Learning Objectives

• List the preferred characteristics of an object-oriented application architecture

• State the definition of the Liskov Substitution Principle (LSP)

• State the definition of Bertrand Meyer's Design by Contract (DbC)

• Recognize the close relationship between the Liskov Substitution Principle and Design by Contract

• Specify preconditions and postconditions for class and instance functions

• Specify class invariants

• State the definition of the Open-Closed Principle (OCP)

• State the definition of the Dependency Inversion Principle (DIP)

• Apply the Liskov Substitution Principle in the design and implementation of a class inheritance hierarchy

• Apply Design by Contract in the design and implementation of a class inheritance hierarchy

• Apply the Open-Closed Principle in the design and implementation of a class inheritance hierarchy

• Apply the Dependency Inversion Principle in the design and implementation of a class inheritance hierarchy