Applying UML and Patterns: An Introduction to Object-Oriented Analysis and Design and the Unified Process - Hardcover

Larman, Craig

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0130925691 ISBN 13: 9780130925695

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 2001

Synopsis

For all undergraduate courses in object-oriented analysis and design. Builds on the overwhelming success of the First Edition. The topics covered in this book are increasingly recognized as core competencies by virtually all contemporary computer science departments, and in virtually all computer science curricula.

This book teaches object-oriented analysis and design through iterations of a single, cohesive case study―incrementally introducing key OO&AD skills while emphasizing practical activities and principles. Renowned object technology leader Craig Larman introduces the popular UML 1.4 diagramming notation as a superior vehicle for expressing OO&AD thoughts. Since OOA&D should be taught (and practiced) within a coherent process, he presents a lightweight, agile version of the market-leading Unified Process (UP). Within his case study's context, he also introduces patterns―robust, best-practice solutions to the most widely encountered design problems.

About this title

About the Author

CRAIG LARMAN serves as Director of Process and Methodology at Valtech, a leading international e-business consulting group. He is known throughout the international software community as an expert in object technologies, patterns, the UML, modeling, and iterative development. Since the 1980s, Larman has been helping people learn objects and iterative development, having personally guided thousands of developers. He is also the co-author of Java 2 Performance and Idiom Guide, and holds a B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Computer Science from Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, B.C.

From the Back Cover

"People often ask me which is the best book to introduce them to the world of OO design. Ever since I came across it Applying UML and Patterns has been my unreserved choice."
―Martin Fowler, author, UML Distilled and Refactoring

The first edition of Applying UML and Patterns: An Introduction to Object-Oriented Analysis and Design quickly emerged as the leading OOA/D introduction; it has been translated into seven languages and adopted in universities and businesses worldwide. In this second edition, well-known object technology and iterative methods leader Craig Larman refines and expands this text for developers and students new to OOA/D, the UML, patterns, use cases, iterative development, and related topics.

Put simply, the book shows newcomers to OOA/D how to "think in objects." It does so by presenting three iterations of a single, cohesive case study, incrementally introducing the requirements and OOA/D activities, principles, and patterns that are most critical to success. It introduces the most frequently used UML diagramming notation, while emphasizing that OOA/D is much more than knowing UML notation. All case study iterations and skills are presented in the context of an "agile" version of the Unified Process -- a popular, modern iterative approach to software development. Throughout, Larman presents the topics in a fashion designed for learning and comprehension.

Among the topics introduced in Applying UML and Patterns are: * requirements and use cases, * domain object modeling, * core UML, * designing objects with responsibilities, * "Gang of Four" and other design patterns, * mapping designs to code (using Java as an example), * layered architectures, * architectural analysis, * package design, * iterative development, and * the Unified Process. For a more detailed list of topics, please see the accompanying table of contents.

Foreword by Philippe Kruchten, the lead architect of the Rational Unified Process.

"Too few people have a knack for explaining things. Fewer still have a handle on software analysis and design. Craig Larman has both."
―John Vlissides, author, Design Patterns and Pattern Hatching

"This edition contains Larman's usual accurate and thoughtful writing. It is a very good book made even better."
―Alistair Cockburn, author, Writing Effective Use Cases and Surviving OO Projects

Edition details

• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0130925691
• ISBN 13: 9780130925695
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 656