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What is the primary responsibility of a postcondition in a method?
What is the primary responsibility of a postcondition in a method?
- Describing the changes made to the object's state after execution (correct)
- Defining the exceptions that may be thrown during method execution
- Specifying the initial state of the object before method execution
- Indicating the required inputs for the method to execute
Which concept best describes the practice of grouping fields and methods together in one object?
Which concept best describes the practice of grouping fields and methods together in one object?
- Abstraction
- Information Hiding
- Modularity
- Encapsulation (correct)
What phenomenon does writing clear requirements help to prevent?
What phenomenon does writing clear requirements help to prevent?
- Feature Creep
- Technical Debt
- Code Smell
- Requirements Drift (correct)
In the context of method contracts, which entity is responsible for the precondition?
In the context of method contracts, which entity is responsible for the precondition?
Which of the following is an example of a generic object?
Which of the following is an example of a generic object?
Flashcards
Postcondition
Postcondition
A high-level description of what a method returns and how it changes the object's state.
Separation of Concerns
Separation of Concerns
Ensuring each object or module has a specific role.
Information Hiding
Information Hiding
Controlling access to data and operations.
Encapsulation
Encapsulation
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Requirements Drift
Requirements Drift
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Study Notes
Invariants
- Invariants are not always true.
Java Contracts
- Java contracts do not enforce themselves by throwing exceptions.
Postconditions
- Postconditions describe the method's return value and object state changes.
Separation of Concerns
- Separation of concerns is ensuring each object/module has a specific role.
Information Hiding
- Information hiding controls access to data and operations.
Encapsulation
- Encapsulation groups fields and methods within an object.
Generic Object
LinkedListis a generic object.
Test Success
- A successful test demonstrates the absence of failures.
Testing Approaches
- Test-Driven Development (TDD) is a black-box approach.
- Path testing is a white-box technique.
Responsibility of Contract Clauses
- Invariants are the developer's responsibility.
- Preconditions are the client's responsibility.
- Postconditions are the developer's responsibility.
GitHub Tracking
- GitHub tracks changes.
Object Comparison
- For comparing objects (like CheckerBoards or GameBoards), use
assertEquals(Object, Object)on their string representations.
Requirements Drift
- Requirements drift is where developers add unrequested components to the code.
Javadoc Contracts
- Pre/postconditions in Javadoc are not automatically displayed.
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Description
This quiz covers key concepts related to Java contracts, including invariants, preconditions, and postconditions. It also explores testing methodologies like TDD and the importance of separation of concerns and encapsulation in software design. Test your knowledge on these fundamental programming principles!
