Effective Use of Design by Contract in Software Development
What is Design by Contract? Imagine you’re at a restaurant, and you order a meal. You expect the food to be prepared according to your specifications (no nuts, extra sauce), and you trust that the chef will deliver. If the chef fails to meet these expectations, you might be in for a surprise, and not the good kind. This scenario is eerily similar to how software components interact with each other, and that’s where Design by Contract (DbC) comes into play....