Programming Techniques Quiz

Study Notes

Uses a top-down approach to break down a program into smaller, manageable modules
Emphasizes simplicity, clarity, and modularity
Techniques:
- Modularization: Divide program into smaller, independent modules
- Abstraction: Focus on essential features, ignore non-essential details
- Hierarchical structure: Organize modules in a hierarchical structure

Programs organized around objects and classes
Key concepts:
- Encapsulation: Bundle data and methods that operate on that data
- Inheritance: Create new classes based on existing classes
- Polymorphism: Objects of different classes respond to the same method call
- Abstraction: Focus on essential features, ignore non-essential details

Programs composed of pure functions, each with a specific task
Key concepts:
- Immutable data: Data cannot be changed once created
- Recursion: Functions call themselves to solve problems
- Higher-order functions: Functions that take other functions as arguments or return functions as output
- Closures: Functions with access to their own scope and outer scope

Programs respond to events, such as user interactions or network requests
Key concepts:
- Event listeners: Functions that respond to specific events
- Event handlers: Functions that handle events
- Callbacks: Functions passed as arguments to other functions, executed when a specific event occurs

Programs modularize cross-cutting concerns, such as error handling and logging
Key concepts:
- Aspects: Modular units that implement cross-cutting concerns
- Joinpoints: Specific points in a program where aspects can be applied
- Pointcuts: Predicates that determine when aspects are applied

Uses a top-down approach to break down a program into smaller, manageable modules
Emphasizes simplicity, clarity, and modularity to improve program structure and maintainability
Techniques:
- Modularization: Divide program into smaller, independent modules to reduce complexity
- Abstraction: Focus on essential features and ignore non-essential details to enhance program clarity
- Hierarchical structure: Organize modules in a hierarchical structure to facilitate program understanding

Organizes programs around objects and classes to model real-world objects and systems
Key concepts:
- Encapsulation: Bundles data and methods that operate on that data to restrict access and improve data integrity
- Inheritance: Creates new classes based on existing classes to promote code reuse and reduce duplication
- Polymorphism: Enables objects of different classes to respond to the same method call, increasing program flexibility
- Abstraction: Focuses on essential features and ignores non-essential details to enhance program modularity

Composes programs from pure functions, each with a specific task to improve program predictability and maintainability
Key concepts:
- Immutable data: Ensures data cannot be changed once created, reducing side effects and improving program stability
- Recursion: Enables functions to call themselves to solve problems, reducing code complexity
- Higher-order functions: Allows functions to take other functions as arguments or return functions as output, increasing program flexibility
- Closures: Enables functions to access their own scope and outer scope, improving program modularity

Programs respond to events, such as user interactions or network requests, to improve program interactivity and responsiveness
Key concepts:
- Event listeners: Registers functions that respond to specific events, increasing program flexibility
- Event handlers: Defines functions that handle events, improving program responsiveness
- Callbacks: Passes functions as arguments to other functions, executing them when a specific event occurs, enhancing program interactivity

Modularizes cross-cutting concerns, such as error handling and logging, to improve program modularity and maintainability
Key concepts:
- Aspects: Implements modular units that address cross-cutting concerns, reducing code duplication
- Joinpoints: Identifies specific points in a program where aspects can be applied, enhancing program flexibility
- Pointcuts: Defines predicates that determine when aspects are applied, improving program customization