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This chapter introduces the perform mechanism (also referred to as notification) which provides an alternative way to send messages. It then presents a practical discussion of the dependency mechanism.
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Hunt, J. (2002). Observers and Observables. In: Java and Object Orientation: An Introduction. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0125-3_18
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