Specifications

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Abstraction
• Functions – Write an algorithm once to be used in many
situations
• Objects – Group a related set of attributes and
behaviors into a class
• Frameworks and APIs – Large groups of objects that
support a complex activity; Frameworks can be used
as is or be modified to extend the basic behavior