Object-Oriented Systems Design: An Integrated Approach (Yourdon Press Computing Series) [Hardcover]

Edward Yourdon (Author)

Book Description

Series: Yourdon Press Computing Series | Publication Date: December 1993

This book gathers together and synthesizes all that is best and correct in object-oriented technology - emphasizing such areas as CASE tools, reuse, project management, metrics, configuration. The text explains why some organizations are consciously choosing not to implement OO software methodologies, and discusses a number of "management" issues associated with the OO paradigm. It also considers the broad area of object-oriented analysis (OOA) and explains CASE technology for OO methodologies and surveys of some of the more popular products in the marketplace.

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This book gathers together all that is best and correct in object-oriented technology -- emphasizing such areas as CASE tools, reuse, project management, metrics, configuration. It explains why some organizations are consciously, deliberately choosing not to implement OO software methodologies -- at least, for the time being; discusses a number of "management" issues associated with the OO paradigm; considers the broad area of object-oriented analysis (OOA); explores object-oriented design (OOD); explains CASE technology for OO methodologies; and features a full section on how to get started with OOP.

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This book gathers together and synthesizes all that is best and correct in object-oriented technology — emphasizing such areas as CASE tools, reuse, project management, metrics, configuration. Explains why some organizations are consciously, deliberately choosing not to implement OO software methodologies — at least, for the time being; discusses a number of “management” issues associated with the OO paradigm; considers the broad area of object-oriented analysis (OOA); explores object-oriented design (OOD); explains CASE technology for OO methodologies; and features a full section on how to get started with OOP. For programmers interested in OO technology.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 400 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR; United States ed edition (December 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0136363253
• ISBN-13: 978-0136363255
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,744,859 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Good high-level overview, March 29, 2000

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Ed Crookshanks (Charlotte, NC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Object-Oriented Systems Design: An Integrated Approach (Yourdon Press Computing Series) (Hardcover)

This book presents a general overview of OO design. As the back cover says, it is not aimed at the pure developer but more at the manager or systems-level designer/team leader. It would also make a good textbook for an "Introductory to OO design" class.

Two example situations are detailed - one a real-time system and the other a typical data-oriented system. While the analysis of each is thorough and well detailed, I think Mr. Yourdon wasted time by comparing different notational conventions.

Overall I liked the book, but I felt that more detail could have been included without alienating the intended high-level audience.