10.9. Lowering the Representational Gap
Please consider Figure 10.10. Why do books and educators discussing object design common only show the use of software classes whose names reflect domain vocabulary? Why choose a software class name such as Sale, and what does a Sale do?
Figure 10.10. In object design and programming it is common to create software classes whose names and information is inspired from the real world domain.
Simply, choosing names that reflect the domain vocabulary (Sale) enhances quick comprehension and provides a clue as to what to expect from the chunk of code in a Sale software class. We have a mental or domain model of ...
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