Scale-free geometry in OO programs

Though conventional OO design suggests programs should be built from many small objects, like Lego bricks, they are instead built from objects that are scale-free, like fractals, and unlike Lego bricks.

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Published in:Communications of the ACM 2005-05, Vol.48 (5), p.99-103
Main Authors: Potanin, Alex, Noble, James, Frean, Marcus, Biddle, Robert
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Design
Fractals
Geometry
Graphs
Internet
Java
Mathematical analysis
Object oriented programming
Programming languages
Sanitation services
Software engineering
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Summary:Though conventional OO design suggests programs should be built from many small objects, like Lego bricks, they are instead built from objects that are scale-free, like fractals, and unlike Lego bricks.
ISSN:0001-0782
1557-7317
DOI:10.1145/1060710.1060716