Etymology

Liskov substitution principle

Today it means: A principle stating that any type having a subtype should be replaceable by its subtype without altering any of the desirable properties (such as correctness, task performed, etc.) of the program. Full definition →

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The story

Named after Barbara Liskov (1939–), who introduced the concept in 1987.

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