Subjects (programming)
Encyclopedia
In computer programming
within the subject-oriented programming
paradigm
, subjects are a way to separate concern
s. For example, in a Shape class with two methods Draw and Move, each method would be considered a subject.
Computer programming
Computer programming is the process of designing, writing, testing, debugging, and maintaining the source code of computer programs. This source code is written in one or more programming languages. The purpose of programming is to create a program that performs specific operations or exhibits a...
within the subject-oriented programming
Subject-oriented programming
In computing, Subject-Oriented Programming is an object-oriented software paradigm in which the state and behavior of objects are not seen as intrinsic to the objects themselves, but are provided by various subjective perceptions of the objects...
paradigm
Programming paradigm
A programming paradigm is a fundamental style of computer programming. Paradigms differ in the concepts and abstractions used to represent the elements of a program and the steps that compose a computation A programming paradigm is a fundamental style of computer programming. (Compare with a...
, subjects are a way to separate concern
Separation of concerns
In computer science, separation of concerns is the process of separating a computer program into distinct features that overlap in functionality as little as possible. A concern is any piece of interest or focus in a program. Typically, concerns are synonymous with features or behaviors...
s. For example, in a Shape class with two methods Draw and Move, each method would be considered a subject.
External links
- IBM Subject-oriented programming page
- Hyper/J is an example of this concept.