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Glossary

It should be noted that many of these terms are overloaded and could mean different things depending on context. This document simply defines what these terms mean in the context of discussions at Prenda. You may very well see differences in how these terms are used in content external to Prenda.

Useful Abstraction (UA)​

A generic term used to describe a pattern, paradigm, tools, principle, practice, defined process, or architecture.

Coupling​

The degree of interdependence between software modules. ISO/IEC/IEEE 24765:2010 Systems and software engineering - vocabulary

Cohesion​

Functional Cohesion​

...relating things together based on task, not on data.

Informational Cohesion​

Ubiquitous Language​

Bounded Context​

Domain​

Sub-Domain​

Command​

Query​

Command Query Separation​

Command Query Responsibility Separation​

Model​

Aggregate​

Aggregate Root​

Domain Model​

Persistence Model​

Invariant​

Default​

Logical Boundary​

Domain Transfer Object​

Active Record Pattern​

Repository Pattern​

Anemic Data Model​

Functional Programming​

Object Oriented Programming​

Behavior​

Side Effect​

Subcutaneous Test​

A test that operates just under the UI of an application.

DRY​

"Don't Repeat Yourself" Once you write the same code twice be very aware of that pattern and the third time it shows up, extract it.

WET​