This book is the ideal introduction to object-oriented analysis and design for developers with little experience of developing OO software. The fist part takes the reader step-by-step through the development process using one continuous example to show how each principle and concept is applied in practice. Th second part explains the basics of UML in detail, with individual examples. Numerous cross references between the two parts mean that readers can follow the software development example, learning the appropriate features of UML as they become relevant. For more advanced readers, the book may be treated as a tutorial on the application of UML which includes a reference in case there are any concepts with which he/she is not familiar.
Hmm... this book does not cover an in-depth explanation about OO analysis and design, but it quite handy if you want to quickly refresh your UML knowledge.
This book is upside down. What is important is given scant coverage, the rest has page after page of babel. It is out of date when I read part of it in 2003 and even more out of date now.
For me this book goes into the dispose pile in the garage.