Informatik

der Anwendungsfall – use case

A use case is used to capture the requirements of a system. It describes one way a particular actor interacts with the system to achieve … Read more

IPA: [kohɛˈzi̯oːn]

die Kohäsion (pl. -en) – cohesion

Last week, we talked about coupling, which describes the relationship between different classes.

Cohesion, in contrast, focuses on a single class or … Read more

IPA: [ˈkʰɔplʊŋ]

die Kopplung (pl. -en) – coupling

Coupling describes the relationship between two (or more) classes or modules in a system.

Classes that have low coupling (or loose coupling, … Read more

die Mehrfachvererbung (pl. -en) – multiple inheritance

Multiple inheritance is when one class inherits from two or more classes. (You could have a chain of classes inheriting from one … Read more

die Vererbung (pl. -en) – inheritance

When one class inherits from another class, we say that the former is a subclass of the latter.

In German, the class that is … Read more

die Datenkapselung (pl. -en) – (data) encapsulation

Encapsulation is one of the main principles of OOP (yes, I’m still following this theme, and the next few posts will also be … Read more

IPA: [polymɔʁˈfiː]

die Polymorphie (pl. -n) – polymorphism

Since the previous one was about object-orientation, I thought might as well continue with the same theme.

The word Polymorphie carries the … Read more

IPA: [ɔpˈjɛktoʀi̯ɛnˈtiːʀʊŋ]

die Objektorientierung – object-orientation

Object-orientation, frequently referred to as OO for short, is a way that programs are structured. Following this paradigm, programs consist of … Read more

der Pufferüberlauf – buffer overflow

Oh, the dreaded buffer overflow.

I never really got how to overflow a buffer properly to get an exploit going. (And it was perfectly … Read more

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das Internet der Dinge – the internet of things

The internet of things (IoT) is known as das Internet der Dinge (IdD) in German, or das … Read more