| Aggregation |
A has-a relation between two objects, where the smaller object is not owned, e.g. a university has professors |
assert |
A function to test one's own assumptions or indicate a stub |
| Class |
An extensible program-code-template for creating objects, allows for OOP |
| Composition |
A has-a relation between two objects, e.g. a car has an engine |
| Function |
Isolated piece of code with a name, input arguments and output value |
| Function arguments |
The values that a function needs to do its work, e.g. a number to determine if it is prime |
| Function return value |
The value produced by a function, e.g. a TRUE or FALSE for a function that determines if a number is prime |
| Hardcoding |
The of a value that is fixed and unchangable in the code, for example the name of an input file. |
| Inheritance |
An is-a-type-of relation between two objects, e.g. a duck is a type of animal |
| Integration test |
Test of multiple classes working together |
| OOP |
Abbreviation of 'object oriented programming', which is a type of programming that uses classes |
| Stub |
A beginning of something, something that needs to be expanded on later |
| TDD |
See test-driven development |
| Test-driven development |
The software development methodology to write tests that initially fail to grow the code |
| Unit test |
Test of a single function or class |