July 2001
Intermediate to advanced
656 pages
15h 51m
English
The following discussion may at first seem related to a rare, highly specialized issue. However, it turns out that the need for specification conceptual classes (as will be defined) is common in many domain models. Thus, it is emphasized.
Assume the following:
An Item instance represents a physical item in a store; as such, it may even have a serial number.
An Item has a description, price, and itemID, which are not recorded anywhere else.
Everyone working in the store has amnesia.
Every time a real physical item is sold, a corresponding software instance of Item is deleted from “software land.”
With these assumptions, what happens in the following scenario?
There is strong demand for the popular ...
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