Object-oriented Software Construction

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Prentice Hall PTR, 1997 - Computers - 1254 pages

This is, quite simply, the definitive reference on the most important development in software technology for the last 20 years: object-orientation. A whole generation was introduced to object technology through the first edition of this book. This long-awaited new edition retains the qualities of clarity, practicality and scholarship that made the first an instant best-seller, but has been thoroughly revised and expanded. Among the new topics covered in depth are: Concurrency, distribution, client/server and the Internet; object-oriented databases; design by contract; fundamental design patterns; finding classes; the use and misuse of inheritance; abstract data types; and typing issues. The book also includes completely updated discussions of reusability, modularity, software quality, object-oriented languages, memory management, and many other essential topics. All software developers and computer science students, worldwide.

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Contents

Criteria of object orientation
21
THE ROAD TO OBJECT ORIENTATION
37
Towards object technology
101
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abstract data type algorithm analysis application approach argument array assertions assignment attached attribute basic BOOLEAN chapter class invariant clause client command compiler components computation concepts corresponding count creation instruction creation procedure cursor data structures declared deferred class defined descendant describe Design by Contract discussion dynamic binding effect element empty entity example exception handling execution exported expression feature function garbage collection implementation information hiding initial instance INTEGER interface invariant language LINKABLE LINKED_LIST loop mechanism method modular module multiple inheritance notation notion object technology object-oriented software construction operations POLYGON polymorphic possible postcondition precondition principle problem properties query RECTANGLE redeclaration redefine redefinition reference representation require result reusability reuse routine rule run-time semantics software construction software development software engineering software system solution specification stack static typing techniques variants void

About the author (1997)

BERTRAND MEYER is one of the pioneers of modern software engineering, whose experience spans both industry and academia. He has led the development of successful O-O products and libraries totaling thousands of classes. His Prentice Hall books include Object Success (an introduction to object technology for managers), Introduction to the Theory of Programming Languages, Eiffel: The Language, Object-Oriented Applications, and Reusable Software. He is a frequent keynote speaker at international conferences and consultant for Fortune 500 companies, editor of the Object-Oriented Series, associate member of the applications section of the French Academy of Sciences, chairman of the TOOLS conference series, and editor of the Object Technology department of IEEE Computer.

Bibliographic information

TitleObject-oriented Software Construction
Object-oriented programming
Prentice-Hall Resource Series
Prentice-Hall international series in computer science
AuthorBertrand Meyer
Edition2, illustrated, reprint
PublisherPrentice Hall PTR, 1997
Original fromthe University of California
DigitizedDec 16, 2010
ISBN0136291554, 9780136291558
Length1254 pages
Subjects ›  › 

Computers / Programming / Object Oriented
Computers / Software Development & Engineering / General
Computers / Software Development & Engineering / Systems Analysis & Design
  
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