Software Design Principles
Learning about design patterns, modularity, cohesion, and coupling for creating maintainable and scalable code.
Key Questions
- Explain how modularity and abstraction contribute to robust software design.
- Differentiate between high cohesion and low coupling in software modules.
- Design a class structure for a simple application, applying object-oriented design principles.
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