#hierarchies

Defining OO as based on the use of class hierarchies and virtual functions is also practical in that it provides some guidance as to where OO is likely to be successful. ↗

— Bjarne Stroustrup

#based #class #defining #functions #guidance

Our ultimate goal is extensible programming (EP). By this, we mean the construction of hierarchies of modules, each module adding new functionality to the system. ↗

— Niklaus Wirth

#construction #each #functionality #goal #hierarchies

A deck of cards is built like the purest of hierarchies, with every card a master to those below it, a lackey to those above it. ↗

— Ely Culbertson

#below #built #card #cards #deck

Inside a religious body you get sects and hierarchies, inside an information network you get bazaars and cathedrals, it is the same, call them what you like. They survive by pointing the finger of blame at each other. ↗

— Mary Douglas

#body #call #cathedrals #each #finger

Ideals jump across the hierarchies of the printed word. ↗

— Dennis Potter

#hierarchies #ideals #jump #printed #word