Title :
Abstraction and Variation
Author :
Spinellis, Diomidis
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Econ. & Bus., Athens
Abstract :
This paper presents similarities in data by expressing them as a new type. Instead of copy-pasting a group of similar data elements, it is packed up in a class or structure and then many instances of it is created.
Keywords :
data structures; abstraction; copy-pasting; data elements; Computer bugs; Concrete; Costs; Data structures; Eyebrows; Eyes; Helium; Kernel; Organizing; Universal Serial Bus; abstraction; class; function; generics; types;
Journal_Title :
Software, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MS.2007.127