Object Oriented Programming in Eiffel [Paperback]

Robert Rist (Author), Robert Terwilliger (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1995 | Series: Object-Oriented Series

This is an inductory text on Eiffel for the new programmer, or for a non object-oriented programmer. It covers the Eiffel language, logical assertions and the design of object-oriented systems.

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From the Publisher

The book is an introductory text on Eiffel for the new programmer, or for a non object-oriented programmer. It covers the Eiffel language, logical assertions and the design of object-oriented systems.

From the Back Cover

Providing an easy-to-understand introduction to programming in the Eiffel language, this book details logical assertions and the design of object oriented systems. Covers basic Eiffel language programming in the first part of the book; the second part covers the assertion language. Employs a large case study to illustrate each topic in a realistic system, and shows how Eiffel supports and requires code re-use. Object-Oriented Series, Bertrand Meyer editor. For Eiffel language programmers and non object oriented programmers.

Product Details

• Paperback: 450 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR; 1st edition (March 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0132059312
• ISBN-13: 978-0132059312
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,165,238 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good clear book on a great language for programmers, November 24, 2001

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israel thomas (sydney, NSW Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Object Oriented Programming in Eiffel (Paperback)

This book offers a clear description of OOP concepts in the context of Eiffel and "design-by-contract".
There is a realistic case study that continues on throughout the book. This is the book to read if you want to really get your teeth into Eiffel.

It is true that this book is not for the total newbie to programming.
This book is best read by someone who has a couple of notches and a couple of languages in his programming repertoire

(...)

Rist is a senior lecturer in the dept of computer science at the University of Technology Sydney and his book has been "battle hardened" by being used in the Comp Sci course there.

You can find download part of the book from his home page, but the book is defintely worth buying if you are serious about Eiffel.

My only quibble with this book is that it is on Eiffel and not on one of the delightful functional languages like Ocaml , SML or Haskell.
But that is like complaining that a camel is not a daisy ...

6 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars step-by-step learning? NO, December 21, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Object Oriented Programming in Eiffel (Paperback)

This is not an introductory book, definately not for students who are new to OO programming. It's for experienced programmers who wants to learn some object oriented concepts. It is more like a documentation or a handbook. Not a good choice if you want an easy to follow text. Might be useful for referencing purpose.

3 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Impossible to read, May 23, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Object Oriented Programming in Eiffel (Paperback)

This book is absolutely hopeless as a text for university students, its obvious target audience, given Rist's occupation as a lecturer. This is more suited to highly experienced individuals.

This book is a poor attempt at demystifying the Eiffel language... a language used rarely, if at all.

Not happy, Jan.