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I was recently working on a case and I need a definition of software library. Couldn't find one anywhere. So many of the basics of programming are undefined it
by FigBug 11y ago
I was recently working on a case and I need a definition of software library. Couldn't find one anywhere. So many of the basics of programming are undefined it makes arguing about programming incredibly difficult -- see every discussion of what a functional language is or strong vs weak typing.
- greenyoda 11y agoWikipedia has an article on libraries, which includes the following definition: "In computer science, a library is a collection of implementations of behavior, written in terms of a language, that has a well-defined interface by which the behavior is invoked." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_%28computing%29 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_%28computing%29