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Applying UML and Patterns: An Introduction to Object-Oriented Analysis and Design and Iterative DevelopmentSnagging.org In association with Amazon.co.ukOnline Shop | Property Guides | Kitchen & Home | Garden Tools | Power Tools | Consumer Electronics Get the Snagging Checklist Here! Applying UML and Patterns: An Introduction to Object-Oriented Analysis and Design and Iterative Development by: Craig Larman  List Price: £39.99 Amazon.co.uk's Price: £31.99 You Save: £8.00 (20%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours
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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 005.117 EAN: 9780131489066 Edition: 3 ISBN: 0131489062 Label: Prentice Hall Manufacturer: Prentice Hall Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 736 Publication Date: November 04, 2004 Publisher: Prentice Hall Studio: Prentice Hall Related Items:
Editorial Review: Amazon.co.uk Review: Good software starts with a good design, and Applying UML and Patterns' subtitle, "An Introduction to Object-oriented Analysis and Design (OOA/D) and the Unified Process" reflects this. The first edition of Applying UML and Patterns became a standard. The second edition uses the unified process (UP) as the interactive 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. Although you will learn UML this isn't what Applying UML and Patterns 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. 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 Applying UML and Patterns though you needn't know Java--you could implement the designs in the OO language of your choice with equal facility. When it comes right down to it, Applying UML and Patterns is all about providing you with a language in which to think about software design. This is quite a different from learning a language in which to code a design. 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 the more sophisticated viewpoint of an engineer. --Steve Patient Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Didn't provide what i neededI see a lot of good reviews for this book but I have to say I found it difficult to locate the parts which described how to design good OO. It's very messily put together, and repeats itself a great deal telling you about UML and what OO is. I think I must have read that description about fifty times! Personally I will be looking for another book to teach me good OO, as this one failed to provide the answers and teachings I was looking for. Rating:  - Fantastic introduction to OOThis book will make you a better developer. Not just a UML book. Not just a book on Patterns. A complete end-to-end walk through of a project following an Agile process from initial requirements anaylsis, use cases, sequence diagrams, system design, domain models. This is a big book so it's not a light introduction but it's extremely well structured and well written and takes those relatively new to Object Oriented Design and Analysis through all the buzz-words and shows the reader where the UML, Design Patterns, and Agile Methods actually help you do a better job and be a happier and much wiser developer. Rating: - BrilliantA superb book written by an expert. Rating: - My SaviourThis book is very good for those of you with some knowledge of OO design. i bought it to help me with my coursework and exams, and although i had some previous kowledge, it helped to consolidate it. I don't think I would recommend it for absolute beginners, as it tends to skip over the basics, but there is enough detail there to help those with a basic understanding. Rating: - Applying UML and PatternsExcellent coverage of a wide range of topics, from OO design, to Patterns, to UML. The Larman has more than 20 years experience in this field and it shows. Cockburn, Fowler recomend this book. While no book is ever perfect, Larman deserves full credit for this effort.  Try searching the Internet for "Applying UML and Patterns: An Introduction to Object-Oriented Analysis and Design and Iterative Development" or Ebay for "Applying UML and Patterns: An Introduction to Object-Oriented Analysis and Design and Iterative Development". You might also be interested in the following great products:
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