Davide Brugali
Marco Torchiano, Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Publisher: Addison-Wesley
Copyright: 2005
Format: Paper; 656 pp

ISBN-10:	0321117832
ISBN-13:	9780321117830

Our Price: £44.99
Status: Instock
Published: 03 Mar 2005

In order to be able to write good software, students will need to be familiar with a range of techniques; good programming practice, experience of problem solving, familiarity with development methodologies, and knowledge of software processes. This book takes a new approach to the teaching of software development. Using a collection of case studies, it takes the student through the whole life cycle of building an application, starting at problem formulation, requirements analysis, system design, and the detail of the Java coding and testing. Each case study; -exploits object oriented concepts and techniques incrementally, with each case application getting more complex than the one before it-traces the path from problem statement through to implementation of the solution, giving guidance that is useful in subsequent case studies-gives a 'conceptual roadmap' where the student can follow the development of an application, and use those general principles in future software development-uses a different methodology, from a stand-alone application (computer simulator) to a distributed system (messaging server) through to a more complex system (workflow management system)

          Preface

1. Reading guide

Part One  Objects and Classes

1. Objects and classes
2. Scheduler
3. Classifier
4. Hardware description language
5. Multi-format calculator

Part Two  Object Architectures

7. Object Architectures

8. Code documentation

9. Manufacturing work cell

10. Mobile robot exploration

11. Car parking

Part Three  Distributed architectures

12. Distributed architectures

13. Supervisory control and data acquisition system

14. Supermarket operation support system

15. Geographic information system

16. Ubiquitous email

Part Four  Object Frameworks

17. Object frameworks

18. Recoverable applications

19. Multi-modal interaction framework

20. Negotiation-based service configuration

 21. Workflow management system

Index

• The book puts object oriented principles to work in specific application domains, and shows how they help in building concrete applications.
• Good design is encouraged by the use of alternative solutions in each case study. Also, students are given tips on good practice and design pitfalls.
• UML is used throughout, emphasising the role of documentation in the design process.
• Each case study is accompanied by programming exercises, indicating possible extensions and revisions to the code.