Readers have returned quite a bit of feedback concerning, “Abstract Classes Vs. Interfaces” from April 2001. A recurring request asks to see a complete example of using interfaces and abstract classes ...

First off, let’s get an understanding of interfaces and why they are needed in programming. An interface is strictly a contract; it doesn’t have any implementation. An interface contains only member ...

Developers of network-based devices for distributed net-centric computing face many challenges in making their products interoperable across a network, whether private or public. Networking technology ...

The last three articles have explored the five steps to designing an embedded software architecture. So far, we’ve separated our software architecture into hardware-dependent and independent ...

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. Programming to the interface is a common concept among object-oriented programmers. It provides ...