Object-Oriented Analysis and Design [Hardcover]

James Martin (Author), James J. Odell (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1992

Addresses the difficulties encountered in founding analysis techniques on a particular technology. It goes back to "first principles" and building an object-oriented foundation, and teaches both the underlying philosophy of object orientation and its practical usage. In addition, it suggests an approach that does not model reality - rather one that models the way reality is understood by people; presents useful object-oriented techniques that can be employed before plunging ahead into "physical" design and programming; and emphasizes conceptual, rather than physical object-oriented considerations for planning, analyzing and designing systems.

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This guide covers the underlying philosophy of object orientation and demonstrates its practical usage. It explores both the analysis and the design phases os applying object-oriented techniques. Working from a solid foundation for specification and implementation, the handbook suggests an innovative approach which does not model reality - rather one that models the way reality is understood by people (not computers). By expanding system knowledge beyond a DP-restricted perspective, Martin and Odell extend OO analysis to support many other disciplines. The guide will be especially beneficial for DP methodologists, system analysts, data and process modelers, data and process administrators, and project managers and group leaders.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 515 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall (May 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0136302459
• ISBN-13: 978-0136302452
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,229,948 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Read the first 200 pages, December 29, 1996

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This review is from: Object-Oriented Analysis and Design (Hardcover)

Of all the object oriented programming books that I have read, this book is probably the most concise. The first 200 pages serve as the best object oriented dictionary that I have seen.

Don't bother reading any of their other books, as they all seem to reiterate these first 200 pages

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Must read. Understandable by business and useable by nerds., October 17, 1997

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This review is from: Object-Oriented Analysis and Design (Hardcover)

This book is the best OO book you will find. It is clear and concice and draws from experience and background sadly missing in many textbooks.

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars OO Made simple, September 28, 2001

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Victor Levi (Inglewood, ca United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Object-Oriented Analysis and Design (Hardcover)

Object-Oriented Analysis & Design is well written and clear. The authors lack of focus on any development platform provides the best method of understanding programming. He creates a vehicle via a way to approach programming that any person new to programming can understand and design. After reading this publication you will have the ability to write bug free programs using any development tool, Visual Basic, C, Java, or C++.

By far the best OO book on the market.