Editing Interface (computing) (section)

=== Programming to the interface ===
The use of interfaces allows for a programming style called ''programming to the interface''. The idea behind this approach is to base programming logic on the interfaces of the objects used, rather than on internal implementation details. Programming to the interface reduces dependency on implementation specifics and makes code more reusable.<ref>{{cite book
 | last1 = Gamma
 | last2 = Helm
 | last3 = Johnson
 | last4 = Vlissides
 | year = 1995
 | title = Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software
 | url = https://archive.org/details/designpatternsel00gamm
 | url-access = registration
 | publisher = Addison Wesley
 | pages = [https://archive.org/details/designpatternsel00gamm/page/17 17–18]| isbn = 9780201633610
 }}</ref>

Pushing this idea to the extreme, [[inversion of control]] leaves the ''context'' to inject the code with the specific implementations of the interface that will be used to perform the work.