Object Oriented Software Development Using Java (2nd Edition) [Paperback]

Xiaoping Jia (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0201737337 | ISBN-13: 978-0201737332 | Publication Date: November 11, 2002 | Edition: 2

This book teaches readers how to write well-designed object-oriented programs. Added to learning to write well-designed, medium-sized object-oriented programs are new topics such as testing, the iterative software development process, UML, and the enterprise features of Java. Topics of interest for both academia and industry professionals are both discussed throughout the text. For software practitioners interested in gaining the skills needed to create object-oriented programs.@ISBN = 0-201-73733-7@MAINCAT = Object Technologies@SUBCAT = Object Oriented Programming@DATALINE1 = 2003, 550 pages, 7 3/8 x 9 1/8@DATALINE2 = Hardcover, $52.00k

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This book teaches readers how to write well-designed object-oriented programs. Added to learning to write well-designed, medium-sized object-oriented programs are new topics such as testing, the iterative software development process, UML, and the enterprise features of Java. Topics of interest for both academia and industry professionals are both discussed throughout the text. For software practitioners interested in gaining the skills needed to create object-oriented programs.@ISBN = 0-201-73733-7@MAINCAT = Object Technologies@SUBCAT = Object Oriented Programming@DATALINE1 = 2003, 550 pages, 7 3/8 x 9 1/8@DATALINE2 = Hardcover, $52.00k

Product Details

• Paperback: 696 pages
• Publisher: Addison Wesley; 2 edition (November 11, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0201737337
• ISBN-13: 978-0201737332
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 8.1 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #609,406 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars A strong OO philosophy, September 15, 2003

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François Proulx (Montreal, Quebec Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Object Oriented Software Development Using Java (2nd Edition) (Paperback)

This book certainly delivers its purpose. It provides explanation and examples to several common OO problems. This book is written for people who are already quite familiar with programming. This would'nt be a good book for a newbie, or someone who just wants to take a glimpse a OO for fun.

It presents OO concepts in a structural, formal way, using a precise vocabulary so that somewhat medium-level programmers will understand clearly.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Practical introduction to design patterns, December 30, 2006

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P. Tcholakov "Software Engineer" (Johannesburg, South Africa) - See all my reviews
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This book is fairly fast-paced and assumes a bit of prior knowledge around the Java platform. Having said that, anyone who's gone beyond the Hello World examples should be able to follow - some prior UML knowledge would be advantageous. (For a real beginners' introduction to Java, consider Bruce Eckel's Thinking in Java).

The beauty of this book is the subtle and powerful introduction of design patterns and refactorings - by building and enhancing the sample programs, the author gently leads us from one OOP technique to the next. In this manner the reader is introduced to a set of basic (but highly useful) patterns, in context, with their reason for being, purpose, value clearly shown. The text is clear and the examples are well chosen so that each new pattern will become obvious by the time it is introduced.

5.0 out of 5 stars A good Object-Oriented Approach, June 24, 2011

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This review is from: Object Oriented Software Development Using Java (2nd Edition) (Paperback)

I had to buy this book for my object-oriented class. Surprisingly, there are some mistakes mistakes in the book, but nothing that will distract the reader or be of any great impact. Overall, I heavily encourage people to give this book a shot! It provides many examples to illustrate the concepts explained. And what I love about this book is that the author does not confine himself to a specific format -- he presents the content as it is easiest to explain and understand!

This book really got me to think why there exists several abstraction and concepts for creating code, and it gave me an insight of how massive projects require these tools. That is to write code that is highly versatile, efficient, sophisticated and expandable.

I recommend this book to people that want to investigate the purpose of object-oriented programming and the reason why it is useful in today's industry. Or simply for fun!