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Beyond the Black Box: Open Implementation
January 1996 (vol. 13 no. 1)
pp. 8-11
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Gregor Kiczales, "Beyond the Black Box: Open Implementation," IEEE Software, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 8-11, January, 1996.
 
 
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@article{ 10.1109/52.476280,
author = {Gregor Kiczales},
title = {Beyond the Black Box: Open Implementation},
journal ={IEEE Software},
volume = {13},
number = {1},
issn = {0740-7459},
year = {1996},
pages = {8-11},
doi = {http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/52.476280},
publisher = {IEEE Computer Society},
address = {Los Alamitos, CA, USA},
}
 
 
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A forum for exchanging ideas, philosopies, and experience.

Encapsulation, informally known as black-box abstraction, is a widely known and accepted principle. However, many practitioners find themselves violating it in order to achieve performance requirements in a practical manner. This gap between theory and practice must be filled. Open implementation is a controversial new approach that claims to do just that. The ideas that follow will spark further debate on black-box abstraction (a debate that is taking place, in part, on the Internet). I welcome your responses on this column and the subject at large.

—Tomoo Matsubara

Citation:
Gregor Kiczales, "Beyond the Black Box: Open Implementation," IEEE Software, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 8-11, Jan. 1996, doi:10.1109/52.476280
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