false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171058732m/85019.jpg 85019 11 Good software starts with a good design, and the subtitle of <I>Applying UML and Patterns</I>, "An Introduction to Object-Oriented Analysis and Design (OOA/D) and the Unified Process" reinforces that that's what this book is about.<p> The first edition of <I>Applying UML and Patterns</I> became a standard. The second edition uses the unified process (UP) as the iterative process within which OOA/D is introduced, and extends the case study used in the first edition. Other changes have been made to reflect the growing consensus on the most effective ways to work with OOA/D and patterns.<p> Although you will learn UML, this isn't what <I>Applying UML and Patterns</I> is all about. It's designed to teach you to think of software as a collection of objects with properties and to manipulate the relationships between them. This is far more profound.<p> The case study enables Craig Larman to carry the design through to Java code. In practice, you will need a basic understanding of OO programming to benefit from <I>Applying UML and Patterns</I>, though you needn't know Java--you can implement the designs in the OO language of your choice with equal facility.<p> When it comes right down to it, <I>Applying UML and Patterns</I> is all about providing you with a language in which to think about software design. This is quite different from learning a language in which to code a design.<p> A facility with OOA/D will enable you to design and discuss programs independent of code, to produce more elegant and maintainable software, and to take a 30,000-foot view of the way your software interacts with the world. In effect, it can shift your viewpoint from that of a mechanic to that more sophisticated viewpoint of an engineer. Recommended. <I>--Steve Patient. Amazon.co.uk</I> 82043 2001 Applying UML and Patterns: An Introduction to Object-Oriented Analysis and Design and Iterative Development (3rd Edition) total:49|5:13|4:13|3:14|2:8|1:1| 49 176 97 8 3 0 false false Fri Mar 27 12:41:06 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 27 12:44:23 -0700 2009 5 0 true false Tue Nov 24 08:16:27 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 24 08:17:00 -0800 2009 Nice college textbooks for reference

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