On 06/08/12 09:55, lipska the kat wrote:
On 06/08/12 01:22, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
On Sun, 05 Aug 2012 20:46:23 +0100, lipska the kat wrote:
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Well as you seem to be so concerned with terminology I'd have to
disagree with you here. An interface (in computing) has any number of
meanings, hardware interfaces, software interfaces the HCI etc etc. In
some languages an interface is a non functional unit of compilation that
describes the methods an implementing class must provide. A facade on
the other hand aggregates a number of fine grained operations that often
implement the business logic of an application into coarser grained
methods that can be called further up the implementation stack.
More importantly, what goes on behind a facade can be completely changed
without affecting anything that uses the facade thereby enhancing
maintainability. (I'm trying really hard not to use buzzwords here).
er, the point I was trying to make is that when you say 'interface' it
could mean so many things. If you say 'facade' everyone knows exactly
what you are talking about. And that is EXACTLY the point.
lipska
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