A slightly
HumptyDumpty term for a description of software that may or may not actually have been implemented, in a way that should be true of any implementation.
Of an object type, an informal but precise description (verbal or otherwise) of that type's contracts; thus the
SuperAbstract description of the Collection interface would be "represents a group of objects".
Of a framework, the set of such descriptions for the types providing the essential functionality.
A
SuperAbstract description should
- make minimal assumptions about possible implementation languages or platforms
- be complete enough nonetheless to be the basis of a concrete implementation
- not trespass on PatternLanguage by prescribing detailed mechanisms or algorithms
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DavidWright