Though type is an extremely important object-oriented concept, it is often overlooked in favor of implementation-centric concerns. Java program development is as much about design as about ...

As an alternative to rewriting the same code, many software development environments provide a library tool that organizes frequently used code. Once developers finish debugging some reusable code, ...

Extension methods provide a great way for extending a class functionality -- but it's interfaces that let you use those methods anywhere you want. Extension methods let you add functionality to an ...

This is basically just some pre-code for me to get acquainted with abstract classes vs interfaces, but i intend to eventually put something together that will allow people other than me to create and ...

Okay, so you have an interface Monitor.<BR><BR>How would you name classes that monitor Files and Bird Movement? How about in general?<BR><BR>Since we have had a few style question recently, it came to ...

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Listing 1. Interfaces and classes for employee storage. // Session bean remote interface. public interface EmployeeStorage extends javax.ejb.EJBObject {void storeEmployee(Employee employee) throws ...