Modularity (programming)
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Modularity is a concept that has applications in the contexts of computer science, particularly programming, as well as cognitive science in investigating the structure of mind. A module can be defined variously, but generally must be a component of a larger system, and operate within that system independently from the operations of the other components.
[edit] Modularity in Computer Science
Modularity is the property of computer programs that measures the extent to which they have been composed out of separate parts called modules. A modular approach to programming is gaining popularity in fields of artificial intelligence systems integration, where a large-scale general A.I. system is composed of modules that each serve a specific purpose and communicate with each other to produce the systems overall behavior.
Programs that have many direct interrelationships between any two random parts of the program code are less modular than programs where those relationships occur mainly at well-defined interfaces between modules.
Modular programming techniques are those which increase modularity. (See also: modular programming, structured programming, procedural programming, object-oriented programming and aspect-oriented programming, distributed computing.)
[edit] Works Cited
Guimerá, R. & L.A. Nunes Amaral (2005). Functional Cartography of Complex Metabolic Networks. Nature, 433: 895-900.
Yang, A.S. (2001). Modularity, Evolvability and Adaptive Radiations. Evolution and Development, 3:2, 59-72.
[edit] See also
- Modular Programming
- Cognitive Science
- Cohesion
- Coupling
- Encapsulation
- David Parnas
- Ilities
- Modularity of mind
- Philosophy of mind
- Constructionist design methodology. A methodology for creating modular, broad A.I. systems.
