UML and C++: A Practical Guide to Object-Oriented Development (Textbook Binding)

by Richard C. Lee (Author), William M. Tepfenhart (Author)

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Written by two researchers at Lucent Technologies' prestigious Bell Labs, UML and C++: A Practical Guide to Object-Oriented Development is a thorough guide to object-oriented design using C++. This text uses the Unified Modeling Language (UML) for all diagrams (though an overview of UML isn't included).

The book begins with a critique of today's software (which is expensive and often delivered behind schedule). The authors tour the history of software engineering, from early structured analysis to object-oriented techniques. Several sections of this book cover the ins and outs of defining objects, including identifying each object's responsibilities, static, and dynamic behavior (where the UML statechart, collaboration, and use case diagrams are used to document its behavior and iterations.)

Interestingly, the authors introduce the notion of "rules"--code executed with events--used with C++. (One of the authors has even developed a language enhanced with rules for C++ called R++.) The remainder of the book looks at how to design and implement objects, specifically in C++. The case study is a Breakout type of video game. Though not especially concerned with the details of UML, there's some considerable C++ expertise on display in this intelligently written title. --Richard Dragan

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"The authors have done a great job in making the concepts clear, while still being thorough. Overall organization of topics and depth of coverage are excellent. The Guidelines and the Recommended Approach sections are great!"-Michael N. Huhns, University of South Carolina "Quite good at showing the relationship between UML modeling and implementation in C++."-Scott Henninger, University of Nebraska --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Textbook Binding: 446 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 1 edition (April 30, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0136197191
• ISBN-13: 978-0136197195
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,603,301 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good Try at Applying UML to Real Applications, July 10, 1998

By	[e-mail] (Oregon, USA) - See all my reviews

For anyone that has to write computer programs for a living you realize quickly that UML is primarily an academic exercise in object oriented analysis and design but falls far short of being a practical tool for code development. Neither Java or C++ have solid components for dealing with UML concepts such as association, state models, aggregation, cardinality, and links. I agree that Lee's and Tefeharts book does not cover the UML concepts in detail and that's ok. There are hundreds of other books out there that already cover it. What they do provide is examples of how to take these theories and apply them within the constaints of the C++ language. Theory doesn't support my paycheck, practical coding does. Can you write a book on UML and Java now?

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It's not a book about UML !!!!!, March 1, 1999

By A Customer

It's not a book covering UML. Moreover readers will just find a few paragraphs about UML. Otherwise it's a very good book talking about mapping OOAD notations to C++. It covers the whole of OOAD's notations and give C++ examples of implementation. Authors use abundantly Class-Responsibility-Collaboration (CRC) cards and not UML notations. Sometimes it's really hard to read; more explanations were necessary. I recommend this book for advanced C++ users, wanting to benefit by advice ( recommended approaches ) from big men as R. C. Lee and W. M. Tepfenhart.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Extremely misleading title, February 9, 1999

By	Jaideep Baphna (Cambridge, MA United States) - See all my reviews

Although the Authors have some intresting thoughts on OOD, I think there are better books to teach OOAD. I picked it up for UML, unfortunately that is not the focus of the book. I repeat that the book has an extremely misleading title. I have returned my copy.