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Written by a pioneer in the field, this book explains and demonstrates object-oriented methodology with five complete case studies written in C++. Whether manager or software developer, the reader gets both direct advice on controlling an object-oriented project and a wealth of practical information on object-oriented design.

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Author:   Grady Booch ,  etc.
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Benjamin-Cummings Publishing Company, Subs of Addison Wesley Longman, Inc
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 19.60cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 24.10cm
Weight:   1.104kg
ISBN:  

9780805353402

ISBN 10:   0805353402
Pages:   608
Publication Date:   27 October 1993
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Replaced By:   9780201895513
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

I. CONCEPTS. 1. Complexity. The Inherent Complexity of Software. The Structure of Complex Systems. Bringing Order to Chaos. On Designing Complex Systems. Sidebar: Categories of Analysis and Design Methods. 2. The Object Model. The Evolution of the Object Model. Elements of the Object Model. Applying the Object Model. Sidebar: Foundations of the Object Model. 3. Classes and Objects. The Nature of an Object. Relationships Among Objects. The Nature of a Class. Relationships Among Classes. The Interplay of Classes and Objects. On Building Quality Classes and Objects. Sidebar: Invoking a Method. 4. Classification. The Importance of Proper Classification. Identifying Classes and Objects. Key Abstractions and Mechanisms. Sidebar: A Problem of Classification. II. THE METHOD. 5 .The Notation. Elements of the Notation. Class Diagrams. State Transition Diagrams. Object Diagrams. Interaction Diagrams. Module Diagrams. Process Diagrams. Applying the Notation. 6 .The Process. First Principles. The Micro Development Process. The Macro Development Process. 7. Pragmatics. Management and Planning. Staffing. Release Management. Reuse. Quality Assurance and Metrics. Documentation. Tools. Special Topics. The Benefits and Risks of Object-Oriented Development. III. APPLICATIONS. 8. Data Acquisition: Weather Monitoring Station. Analysis. Design. Evolution. Maintenance. Sidebar: Weather Monitorint Station Requirements. 9. Frameworks: Foundation Class Library. Analysis. Design. Evolution. Maintenance. Sidebar: Foundation Class Library Requirements. 10. Client/Server Computing: Inventory Tracking. Analysis. Design. Evolution. Maintenance. Sidebar: Inventory Tracking System Requirements. 11. Artificial Intelligence Cryptanalysis. Analysis. Design. Evolution. Maintenance. Sidebar: Cryptanalysis Requirements. 12. Command and Control Traffic Management. Analysis. Design. Evolution. Maintenance. Sidebar: Traffic Management System Requirements. Afterword. Appendix: Object-Oriented Programming Languages. A.1 Concepts. A.2 Smalltalk. A.3 Object Pascal. A.4 C++. A.5 Common Lisp Object System. A.6 Ada. A.7 Eiffel. A.8 Other Object-Oriented Programming Languages. Notes. Glossary. Classified Bibliography. A. Classification. B. Object-Oriented Analysis. C. Object-Oriented Applications. D. Object-Oriented Architectures. E. Object Oriented Databases. F. Object-Oriented Design. G. Object-Oriented Programming. H. Software Engineering. I. Special References. J. Theory. K. Tools and Environments. Index. 0805353402T04062001

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Grady Booch, is the Chief Scientist at Rational Software Corporation and developer of the Booch Method of object-oriented analysis and design. He is also co-developer of the Unified Modeling Language (UML). Widely recognized for these and many contributions in the field, he is a popular speaker at technology conferences around the world. Booch has twice received Software Development magazine's coveted Jolt-Cola Product Excellence Award for his seminal text,Object-Oriented Analysis and Design with Applications. 0805353402AB04062001

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