Uml and C++ : A Practical Guide to Object-Oriented Development

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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

From the Back Cover
KEY BENEFIT: This is a self-teaching guide on how to actually do object-oriented modeling using UML notation and implementing the model using C++. KEY TOPICS: Teaches how to build an object-oriented application using C++ and how to make the right trade-off decisions to meet business needs. Provides a practical approach to analysis, design, and programming in the object-oriented technology. Supplies sufficient depth in coverage of material to guide students and practitioners entering the field. MARKET: This book is written for busy professional software analysts and developers who work on large systems.

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