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Name: Ballworld, composition-based
ID: m11816
Language: English (en)
Summary: The module uses the Ballworld program to demonstrate key ideas in abstract classes, polymorphism, inheritance and other coding techniques. In particular, this module will contrast a composition-based architecture with an inheritance-based architecture.
Subject: Science and Technology
Keywords: abstract, Ballworld, classes, composition, design, inheritance, object, OOD, OOP, oriented, polymorphism, programming
License: Creative Commons Attribution License CC-BY 1.0
Authors: Stephen Wong (swong@rice.edu), Dung Nguyen (dxnguyen@rice.edu)
Copyright Holders: Stephen Wong (swong@rice.edu), Dung Nguyen (dxnguyen@rice.edu)
Maintainers: Stephen Wong (swong@rice.edu), Dung Nguyen (dxnguyen@rice.edu)
Latest version: 1.6 (history)
First publication date: Feb 3, 2004 10:37 am -0600
Last revision to module: Sep 6, 2010 2:17 pm -0500

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Version History

Version: 1.6 Sep 6, 2010 2:17 pm -0500 by Stephen Wong
Changes: 
upgrade to CNX v.0.7
Version: 1.5 Jun 23, 2008 4:28 pm -0500 by Stephen Wong
Changes: 
Put keywords one to a line
Version: 1.4 Jul 12, 2007 10:09 pm -0500 by Stephen Wong
Changes: 
Changed link to cnxn
Version: 1.3 Feb 6, 2004 12:44 am -0600 by Stephen Wong
Changes: 
fixed typos
Version: 1.2 Feb 5, 2004 11:57 pm -0600 by Stephen Wong
Changes: 
Added composite pattern material
Version: 1.1 Feb 3, 2004 11:54 pm -0600 by Stephen Wong
Changes: 
initial publishing

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