====== Frequently Asked Questions ======

  - [[What is DCI?|What is DCI?]]
  - [[How does DCI relate to MVC?|How does DCI relate to MVC?]]
  - [[What is the relationship between classes, objects, Roles, and Contexts?|What is the relationship between classes, objects, Roles, and Contexts?]]
  - [[What are the typical rules I need to pay attention to when writing DCI code?|What are the typical rules I need to pay attention to when writing DCI code?]]
  - [[Why isn't it DCI if you use a wrapper object to represent the Role?|Why isn't it DCI if you use a wrapper object to represent the Role?]]
  - [[Why can't I reuse a Role across multiple contexts?|Why can't I reuse a Role across multiple Contexts?]]
  - [[Can a Role be played by several different objects in a given Context instantiation?|Can a Role be played by several different objects in a given Context instantiation?]]
  - [[Can I rebind roles to objects multiple times over the lifetime of a Context object?| Can I rebind roles to objects multiple times over the lifetime of a Context object?]]
  - [[Can I use DCI in Java?|Can I use DCI in Java?]]
  - [[What is the best DCI language?|What is the best DCI language?]]
  - [[Can I use DCI in a system with parallelism or asynchrony?|Can I use DCI in a system with parallelism or asynchrony?]]
  - [[How do I code recursive system operations in DCI?|How do I code recursive system operations in DCI?]]
  - [[Why must roles be stateless?|Why must roles be stateless? i.e. why are they allowed to contain only methods, and not their own data properties?]]
  - [[What is the advantage of distributing the interaction algorithm in the RoleMethods, as suggested by DCI, instead of centralizing it in a Context method?|What is the advantage of distributing the interaction algorithm in the RoleMethods, as suggested by DCI, instead of centralizing it in a Context method?]]
  - [[When using DCI with MVC, is it ok to let Views and Controllers play Roles in a Context?|When using DCI with MVC, is it ok to let Views and Controllers play Roles in a Context?]]
  - [[Is there a glossary for the DCI terminology?|Is there a glossary for the DCI terminology?]]
  - [[Isn't DCI just another software design pattern?|Isn't DCI just another software design pattern?]]
  - [[Can Roles be unbound in a Context?|Can Roles be unbound in a Context?]]
  - [[Is there any situation where DCI isn't appropriate to use?|Is there any situation where DCI isn't appropriate to use?]]
  - [[I have a Use Case written down, and now I'd like to use DCI for implementing it in code. Where do I start?|I have a Use Case written down, and now I'd like to use DCI for implementing it in code. Where do I start?]]
  - [[I found a library that claims to do DCI, how can I know that it does?|I found a library that claims to do DCI, how can I know that it does?]]
  - [[If a DCI Context should map to a User mental model, does it mean that DCI cannot be used for programming at a lower level than what interacts with a User?|If a DCI Context should map to a User mental model, does it mean that DCI cannot be used for programming at a lower level than what interacts with a User?]]
  - [[Can a Context have state?|Can a Context have state?]]
  - [[I'm missing a DCI implementation for my favorite language! What to do?|I'm missing a DCI implementation for my favorite language! What to do?]]
  - [[It seems like many implementations are using Abstract Syntax Tree rewriting to enable DCI. How does it work?|It seems like many implementations are using Abstract Syntax Tree rewriting to enable DCI. How does it work?]]
  - [[Should the actors for a Use Case be represented as roles in the DCI Context for that Use Case?|Should the actors for a Use Case be represented as roles in the DCI Context for that Use Case?]]
  - [[What should I do if different users have different mental models|What should I do if different users have different mental models, or one of the stakeholders has a different mental model than an end user?]]
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