User-defined instructions (UDIs) let engineers write logic once and reuse it across many components, eliminating tedious copy-paste duplication. Any updates to a UDI definition automatically propagate ...

Abstract: Typical object-oriented (OO) systems implement several functional features that are interwoven into class hierarchies. In the absence of aspect-oriented techniques to develop and compose ...

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Abstract: In software applications and decision-making systems, the explainability features can be instrumental for explicating internal working, accountability, understanding, fairness, and ...

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There are three pillars of object-orientation that ensure the development of modular, maintainable, and extensible systems. These pillars include inheritance, encapsulation, and polymorphism. The ...

Finally, we illustrate how this approach generates additional parameters for design decisions and the evaluation of digital games. Our work contributes a playful approach to Object-Oriented Inquiry ...