11. The Dependency-Inversion Principle (DIP)
© Jennifer M. Kohnke
Nevermore Let the great interests of the State depend Upon the thousand chances that may sway A piece of human frailty
—Sir Thomas Noon Talfourd (1795–1854)
The Dependency-Inversion Principle
A. High-level modules should not depend on low-level modules. Both should depend on abstractions.
B. Abstractions should not depend upon details. Details should depend upon abstractions.
Over the years, many have questioned why I use the word inversion in the name of this principle. The reason is that more traditional software development methods, such as structured analysis and design, ...
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