Liskov substitution principle

name

Etymology

Named after Barbara Liskov (1939–), who introduced the concept in 1987.

Definitions

  1. A principle stating that any type having a subtype should be replaceable by its subtype…

    A principle stating that any type having a subtype should be replaceable by its subtype without altering any of the desirable properties (such as correctness, task performed, etc.) of the program.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for Liskov substitution principle. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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