Classical and Object-Oriented Software Engineering with UML and Java [Import] [Paperback]

Stephen R. Schach (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 672 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education (ISE Editions); Internat.2r.e. edition (May 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071167609
• ISBN-13: 978-0071167604
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.2 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,561,529 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best introductory book on Software Engineering, June 21, 1999

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This review is from: Classical and Object-Oriented Software Engineering With Uml and Java (Hardcover)

If you are looking for an introductory book on Software Engineering, this is probably the best choice. It is comprehensive in content, accurate in explanation, and up-to-date in material (e.g. UML). Plus, it is entertaining to read, you won't get bored with it.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best SE Book on the Market, March 30, 2000

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Ryan T Bookser (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Classical and Object-Oriented Software Engineering With Uml and Java (Hardcover)

I have been in the SE Industry for several years and have dealt with a wide variety of businesses and corporations. This book not only gives computer professionals a very solid foundation on the proper methodologies and processes but it is also an excellent tool for helping lay-persons understand how important these processes and methodologies are to the software life cycle. This book has become my most valued resource in my professional work.

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Weak on both UML and Java, January 5, 2001

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B. Scott Andersen (Acton, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Classical and Object-Oriented Software Engineering With Uml and Java (Hardcover)

The original version of the book was written in 1990 and despite the updated title and the notation 4th edition, there is much in this book that hasn't been updated. The UML aspect of the book is very weak and Java is given only a cursory treatment.

The (obviously) older material is well presented and well referenced as chapter end notes but newer topics such as Extreme Programming (Beck), Refactoring (Fowler), etc. are absent from discussion completely.

If you're looking for a good UML book try "UML Distilled" (Fowler) which provides a succint overview of the topic in considerably fewer pages. If you're looking for a book on Software Engineering there are several offerings which provide a solid, more current overview. This book attempts to do both and ends up doing neither.