Object Oriented Software Engineering   View all facts   Glossary   Help

subject > criterion > principle > design principle

design principle
subject			fact

design principle	is a subtopic of 9.2 - Principles Leading to Good Design
	is a kind of principle

Kinds of design principle :

• anticipating obsolescence (5 facts)
• decreasing coupling (3 facts)
• designing for flexibility (4 facts)
• designing for portability (4 facts)
• designing for testability (3 facts)
• divide and conquer (5 facts) - The principle of dividing something large into smaller units, so it can be dealt with more easily
• increasing cohesion (5 facts)
• increasing reusability (3 facts)
• keeping the level of abstraction high (3 facts)
• reducing coupling (2 facts)
• reusing existing designs and code where possible (3 facts)