Modularity, Classes, Identifiers

Lonce Wyse

Communication & New Media

lonce.wyse@cnm.nus.sg

Modularity

Makes thing easy to 

• modify
• move
• reuse
• repurpose
• search

Classes and Identifiers

Classes

Class: Dog

Classes

Class: Small Dogs

Class: Big Dogs

Classes

Class: Small Dogs

Class: Big Dogs

Smart Dogs

Classes and Identifiers

Class: Small Dogs

Class: Big Dogs

Smart Dogs

Wallace

Grumpy

Classes and Identifiers

Classes

    many individuals in each

    individual can  belong to many

Identifiers

    individual can have just one

    identifier can only apply to one individual

Classes and Identifiers

Classes

    many individuals in each

    individual can  belong to many

Identifiers

    individual can have just one

    identifier can only apply to one individual

Woof!