C++ How to Program, 10/e

9.3 Compilation and Linking Process

The diagram in Fig. 9.4 shows the compilation and linking process that results in an executable Time application that can be used by instructors. Often a class’s interface and implementation will be created and compiled by one programmer and used by a separate programmer who implements the client code that uses the class. So, the diagram shows what’s required by both the class-implementation programmer and the client-code programmer. The dashed lines in the diagram show the pieces required by the class-implementation programmer, the client-code programmer and the Time application user, respectively. [Note: Figure 9.4 is not a UML diagram.]

A class-implementation programmer responsible for creating a reusable ...