📝Implicit interface

In software development, an interface can have two parts:

explicit interface

available functions, their signatures, globals, etc.

implicit interface

the meaning of functions and their interop—things that are not encoded

Even though the interface is implicit, it is important—introducing breaking changes to the meaning of the functions may break the dependents.

See also

• Version number communicates version of the interface and of its implementation

Backlinks

• 📝 § Package management and versioning
• 📝 Version numbers version package interface as a whole
• 📝 Version number communicates version of the interface and of its implementation
• 📝 Interface is second-class for package managers