Grady Booch and his co-authors draw upon the rich and varied results of object-oriented software development projects and offer improved methods for their analysis and design, lightly making use of UML notation. Booch illustrates essential concepts, expla
This landmark book provides a thorough overview of the Unified Process for software develpment, with a practical focus on modeling using the Unified Modeling Language (UML). The Unified Prcess goes beyond mere object-oriented analysis and design to spell
Masterminds of Programming features exclusive interviews with the creators of several historic and highly influential programming languages. In this unique collection, you'll learn about the processes that led to specific design decisions, including the g
Introduced in 1997, the Unified Modeling Language (UML) has rapidly been accepted throughout the software industry as the standard graphical language for specifying, constructing, visualizing, and documenting software-intensive systems. The UML provides a
More than 300,000 developers have benefited from past editions of UML Distilled . This third edition is the best resource for quick, no-nonsense insights into understanding and using UML 2.0 and prior versions of the UML. Some readers will want to quickl
This innovative book recognizes the need within the object-oriented community for a book that goes beyond the tools and techniques of the typical methodology book. In "Analysis Patterns: Reusable Object Models, " Martin Fowler focuses on the end result of
In 1994, "Design Patterns" changed the landscape of object-oriented development by introducing classic solutions to recurring design problems. In 1999, "Refactoring" revolutionized design by introducing an effective process for improving code. With the hi
XP is the most important movement in our field today. I predict that it will be as essential to the present generation as the S.E.I. and its Capability Maturity Model were to the last. --From the foreword by Tom DeMarco The hallmarks of Extreme Programmin
The practice of enterprise application development has benefited from the emergence of many new enabling technologies. Multi-tiered object-oriented platforms, such as Java and .NET, have become commonplace. These new tools and technologies are capable of
