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Inheritance Relationships for Disciplined Software Construction
Object-oriented inheritance has been in widespread use for a decade, and it is now realised that although inheritance is a powerful modelling tool with many associated advantages, its benefits are not automatically conferred on systems that simply use it. This book introduces a model of inheritance based around five fundamental inheritance relationships. Each relationship has a clear conceptual basis, representing a fundamental, specialised use of inheritance. The resulting model replaces a confused notion of inheritance with five distinct conceptual relationships supporting more precise modelling of systems and capturing the semantic intent of each use of inheritance within a system.
Introduction -- Current Understanding of Inheritance -- Structured Inheritance Relationships (SIRs) -- A New Model of Inheritance -- Techniques for Structured Use of Inheritance -- Implementation Techniques -- Conclusion -- Glossary of Terms -- References -- Index.