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 ...

The NASA Parker Solar Probe has become the fastest human-made object ever recorded — again. On Sept. 27, the probe reached a blistering 394,736 mph/ (635,266 km/h) as it swooped close to the sun's ...

Digital games evoke visceral emotions in players. Expressing these feelings often comes with tendencies of ascribing human features to games (Müller et al., 2018): games are presented as deliberately ...