Chapter 7. Program Building Blocks
“The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.”
Albert Einstein
Introduction
When reviewing applications, certain constructs tend to appear over and over again. These recurring patterns are the natural result of programmers worldwide solving similar small technical problems as they develop applications. These small problems are often a result of the application’s problem-domain, such as needing a particular data structure or algorithm for the quick retrieval or sorting of a certain type of data element. They can also result from technical details of the program’s target environment or the capabilities and limitations of the programming language itself. For example, most applications written in ...
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