Object Technology in Application Development - Softcover

Tkach, Daniel; Puttick, Richard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0805325727 ISBN 13: 9780805325720

Publisher: Benjamin-Cummings Publishing Company, Subs of Addison Wesley Longman, Inc, 1994

Synopsis

This comprehensive guide, developed at IBM's International Technical Support Center in San Jose, CA, is ideal for managers and developers looking to apply object-oriented methods in large-scale information technology environments. Demonstrating the ups, downs, and trade-offs of object-oriented methodologies, the authors provide a wealth of information that will help managers make choices about the resources and technologies available for application development. The book discusses the impact of object technology on management decisions with examples from real, full-scale environments in which productivity has increased from the use of this technology.
Features of Object Technology: provides a solid explanation of the principles of object-oriented technology; describes and compares the methodologies in use in object-oriented development environments; analyzes the role of CASE tools in object-oriented development; presents the issues involved in building a user interface; includes a full chapter on the process of team building in object-oriented applications; details the use of a configuration management tool; and explains how "legacy code" can be reused in object-oriented environments.

About this title

From the Back Cover

This comprehensive guide, developed at the IBM International TechnicalSupport Organization Center in San Jose, California, is idealfor managers and developers applying object-oriented methods inlarge-scale information technology environments. The authors, Daniel Tkach and Richard Puttick, two IBM consultants with extensiveexperience in object technology projects worldwide, demonstratethe benefits, pitfalls and trade-offs of object-oriented methodologies,providing a wealth of information that will help managers makechoices about the resources and technologies available for applicationdevelopment. The book discusses the impact of object technologyon management decisions with examples from real, full-scale environmentsin which productivity has increased significantly from the useof object technology in the development of core enterprise applications.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SECOND EDITION

• Provides a clear and solid explanation of the principles ofobject-oriented technology.
  

• Describes and compares the methodologies currently in use inobject-oriented development environments.
  

• Includes a new chapter on VMT (Visual Modeling Technique), asuccessfully tested methodology that integrates visual programminginto mainstream object application development.
  

• Analyzes the role of development tools in building object-orientedapplications.
  

• Discusses the issues involved in building a user interface.
  

• Includes a full chapter on the structure, dynamics, and managementof object-oriented application development teams.
  

• Details the use of a configuration management tool.
  

• Explains how "legacy code" can be integrated withobject applications.
  

• Provides examples with state-of-the-art development environments.

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About the Author

Daniel Tkach is the Object Technology Consulting Practice Leaderof the IBM Consulting Group for IBM Latin America. He has extensiveexperience in managing information technology projects in largecorporations, and has led multiple object technology projectsboth in IBM and in client environments.

Richard Puttick is a Senior Consultant with the IBM UK SystemsDesignConsultancy. He has been a lead designer in several very largeobject-oriented projects in the UK and has also participated ina number of object technology projects in the US.

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Edition details

• Publisher: Benjamin-Cummings Publishing Company, Subs of Addison Wesley Longman, Inc
• Publication date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0805325727
• ISBN 13: 9780805325720
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 200