Object-Oriented Thought Process, The (2nd Edition) (Paperback)

~ Matt Weisfeld (Author)
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The Object-Oriented Thought Process, Second Edition will lay the foundation in object-oriented concepts and then explain how various object technologies are used. Author Matt Weisfeld introduces object-oriented concepts, then covers abstraction, public and private classes, reusing code, and devloping frameworks. Later chapters cover building objects that work with XML, databases, and distributed systems (including EJBs, .NET, Web Services and more).Throughout the book Matt uses UML, the standard language for modeling objects, to provide illustration and examples of each concept.

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The Object-Oriented Thought Process is a concise and readable primer. Matt Weisfeld's years of programming, teaching, and writing have given him a flair for presenting highly technical topics in a clear and interesting manner. He is able to blend abstract concepts with ingenious examples and clear illustrations to quickly teach powerful OOP techniques. The code examples are written in Java and UML but are designed in such a way that a reader with no previous experience will still understand them. The Object-Oriented Thought Process is a clear and accessible alternative to the often dry and overly dense books available on the market today. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Sams; 2 edition (December 22, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0672326116
• ISBN-13: 978-0672326110
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.8 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (45 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #493,131 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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40 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good introduction for OO newcomers, May 22, 2000

By	A.M. - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Object-Oriented Thought Process (Paperback)

A good introduction to fundamental concepts of OO. At around 200 pages, it is concise and can be read relatively quickly (compared to the 2,000 page monster-books that are common-place).

Introduces ideas of classes, objects, messages, methods, attributes, inheritance, encapsulation, polymorphism, public interfaces/private implementations, abstract methods/classes, aggregation/association, constructors/destructors, exceptions, overloading, accessor methods, and Interfaces (amongst others).

Moderately experienced OO developers (i.e. you understand the OO terms given above) will probably prefer a more advanced book than this one - this is an introductory text aimed at people just getting started with OO.

Also provides some (basic) guidelines on class design and software development, giving a worked example to illustrate. OO Concepts are illustrated using Java code samples, basic UML, and a quick introduction to CRC cards (this is NOT a Java/UML/CRC tutorial though - rather it is an OO CONCEPTS tutorial).

I found the numerous references to specific pages in other OO books rather irksome, but others may find these useful pointers to more advanced material. I would have preferred a single "Further Reading" appendix instead.

Overall, a good introduction to fundamental OO concepts that all OO developers must know.

28 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Undoes bad habits, September 11, 2001

By	Linda Zarate "IT Ops Consultant" (Azusa, CA United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

This review is from: The Object-Oriented Thought Process (Paperback)

After reading this book I realized why so many development projects that use object-oriented tools and techniques fail - they are staffed by developers who think in the traditional terms of procedures and functions. In retrospect it dawned on me that there is a high probability that developers who started out with procedural languages view objects as functions.

This book provides a compass that will point developers in the right direction by breaking mental paradigms. It does so by getting them to think in terms of states instead of functions, and objects as components, independent of the application being developed, with well-defined interfaces and properties that can be used to create services.

I personally learned a lot about object-orientation, which I can apply to analysis. This book is a quick and easy read, and packs a lot of information and concepts between its covers. I highly recommend it and give it five stars for clarity and content.

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Must buy!, May 20, 2001

By	Ira J Bliss Jr "ijbj" (Buffalo Grove, IL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Object-Oriented Thought Process (Paperback)

This book is only 200 pages but it is an EXCELLENT book for people that are trying to get a better understanding of Object-Oriented concepts! Most of the Java books that I have read don't cover the type of information found in this book. And the best part about it, is that it is very easy to read. After reading through most of the chapters, I have found that I was able to pick the book up again after a year....read a few select chapters again and get more out of it!

It really helps you to achieve a solid understanding.