Generation gap (pattern)

Generation Gap is a software design pattern documented by John Vlissides that treats automatically generated code differently than code that was written by a developer. Modifications should not be made to generated code, as they would be overwritten if the code generation process was ever re-run, such as during recompilation.[1] Vlissides proposed creating a subclass of the generated code which contains the desired modification.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Fowler, Martin. "Generation Gap". http://www.martinfowler.com/''. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  2. ↑ Vlissides, John (1998-06-22). Pattern Hatching: Design Patterns Applied. Addison-Wesley Professional. pp. 85–101. ISBN 978-0201432930.


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