Object Technology in Application Development
2nd Edition
Published on 1. March 1996
Book
Paperback/Softback
232 pages
978-0-201-49833-2 (ISBN)
Description
This comprehensive guide, developed at the IBM International TechnicalSupport Organization Center in San Jose, California, is idealfor managers and developers applying object-oriented methods inlarge-scale information technology environments. The authors, Daniel Tkach and Richard Puttick, two IBM consultants with extensiveexperience in object technology projects worldwide, demonstratethe benefits, pitfalls and trade-offs of object-oriented methodologies,providing a wealth of information that will help managers makechoices about the resources and technologies available for applicationdevelopment. The book discusses the impact of object technologyon management decisions with examples from real, full-scale environmentsin which productivity has increased significantly from the useof object technology in the development of core enterprise applications. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SECOND EDITION * Provides a clear and solid explanation of the principles ofobject-oriented technology. * Describes and compares the methodologies currently in use inobject-oriented development environments.
* Includes a new chapter on VMT (Visual Modeling Technique), asuccessfully tested methodology that integrates visual programminginto mainstream object application development. * Analyzes the role of development tools in building object-orientedapplications. * Discusses the issues involved in building a user interface. * Includes a full chapter on the structure, dynamics, and managementof object-oriented application development teams. * Details the use of a configuration management tool. * Explains how "legacy code" can be integrated withobject applications. * Provides examples with state-of-the-art development environments. 0201498332B04062001
* Includes a new chapter on VMT (Visual Modeling Technique), asuccessfully tested methodology that integrates visual programminginto mainstream object application development. * Analyzes the role of development tools in building object-orientedapplications. * Discusses the issues involved in building a user interface. * Includes a full chapter on the structure, dynamics, and managementof object-oriented application development teams. * Details the use of a configuration management tool. * Explains how "legacy code" can be integrated withobject applications. * Provides examples with state-of-the-art development environments. 0201498332B04062001
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Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Boston
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 233 mm
Width: 186 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
407 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-201-49833-2 (9780201498332)
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Persons
Daniel Tkach is the Object Technology Consulting Practice Leaderof the IBM Consulting Group for IBM Latin America. He has extensiveexperience in managing information technology projects in largecorporations, and has led multiple object technology projectsboth in IBM and in client environments.
Richard Puttick is a Senior Consultant with the IBM UK SystemsDesignConsultancy. He has been a lead designer in several very largeobject-oriented projects in the UK and has also participated ina number of object technology projects in the US.
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Richard Puttick is a Senior Consultant with the IBM UK SystemsDesignConsultancy. He has been a lead designer in several very largeobject-oriented projects in the UK and has also participated ina number of object technology projects in the US.
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Content
(Each chapter contains a Summary.)
Table of Contents.
Foreword.
Preface.
1. Introduction to Application Development.
The Role Of Modeling in Software Development.
Toward the Software Factory: Construction from Parts.
The Application Development Environment.
Development Approaches.
2. Object Technology Concepts.
What is an Object.
Computer Representation.
Object-Oriented Concepts and Terminology.
Benefits of Object Technology.
3. Object-Oriented Analysis and Design.
Definitions.
The Need for Methodologies.
Structured Analysis Methodologies.
Object-Oriented Methodologies.
Additional Requirements for an Object-Oriented Methodology.
4. Application Implementation in Object Technology.
The Road to Implementation.
Object-Oriented Programming Languages.
Object-Oriented CASE Tools.
Information Modeling.
Object-Oriented CASE Tools: An Example.
Non-Object-Oriented CASE Tools.
5. The User Interface and Visual Programming.
The Model-View-Controller Paradigm.
The Graphical User Interface.
Screen Painting.
Visual Programming.
Visual Programming Tools in the Smalltalk Environment.
IBM's VisualAge.
The Development Process with Visual Programming Tools.
6. Visual Modeling Technique
Visual Modeling Technique (VMT).
Requirements Modeling.
Finding Objects.
Object-Oriented Modeling.
Responsibility Analysis.
Preparing a Data Dictionary.
Iterate and Refine the Object Model.
7. Team and Project Implementation Issues.
The Structure of the Development Project.
Educating the Development Department.
Standards and Processes Within a Project.
Metrics: Counting the Cost.
Working With An Object-Oriented Configuration-Management Tool.
8. Reuse.
Client/Server Computing.
Wrappers.
Frameworks: Practical Approaches to Reuse.
9. Object-Oriented Databases.
Persistent Objects.
Object Database Management Systems.
The Object-Oriented Database as a Repository.
10. Industry Standards.
The Object Management Group.
The Object Request Broker.
Other Areas of Interest.
IBM's System Object Model (SOM).
11. The Management of Object-Oriented Projects.
Management Concerns.
The Transition to Object Technology.
11. A Roadmap for Development.
Step 0. Requirements.
Step 1. Modeling.
Step 2. Application Scoping.
Step 3. Transition to Object Modeling.
Step 4. Model Transformations.
Step 5: Application Model Design.
Step 6. User Interface: Interaction.
Step 7. User Interface: Representation.
Step 8. Persistent Information Design.
Step 9. Implementation.
Step 10. User Feedback.
Step 11. Iteration.
Appendix A: Design Notation for Documentation.
Appendix B: The Game: An Example.
Appendix C: Smalltalk Code of the First Iteration.
Bibliography.
Index. 0201498332T04062001
Table of Contents.
Foreword.
Preface.
1. Introduction to Application Development.
The Role Of Modeling in Software Development.
Toward the Software Factory: Construction from Parts.
The Application Development Environment.
Development Approaches.
2. Object Technology Concepts.
What is an Object.
Computer Representation.
Object-Oriented Concepts and Terminology.
Benefits of Object Technology.
3. Object-Oriented Analysis and Design.
Definitions.
The Need for Methodologies.
Structured Analysis Methodologies.
Object-Oriented Methodologies.
Additional Requirements for an Object-Oriented Methodology.
4. Application Implementation in Object Technology.
The Road to Implementation.
Object-Oriented Programming Languages.
Object-Oriented CASE Tools.
Information Modeling.
Object-Oriented CASE Tools: An Example.
Non-Object-Oriented CASE Tools.
5. The User Interface and Visual Programming.
The Model-View-Controller Paradigm.
The Graphical User Interface.
Screen Painting.
Visual Programming.
Visual Programming Tools in the Smalltalk Environment.
IBM's VisualAge.
The Development Process with Visual Programming Tools.
6. Visual Modeling Technique
Visual Modeling Technique (VMT).
Requirements Modeling.
Finding Objects.
Object-Oriented Modeling.
Responsibility Analysis.
Preparing a Data Dictionary.
Iterate and Refine the Object Model.
7. Team and Project Implementation Issues.
The Structure of the Development Project.
Educating the Development Department.
Standards and Processes Within a Project.
Metrics: Counting the Cost.
Working With An Object-Oriented Configuration-Management Tool.
8. Reuse.
Client/Server Computing.
Wrappers.
Frameworks: Practical Approaches to Reuse.
9. Object-Oriented Databases.
Persistent Objects.
Object Database Management Systems.
The Object-Oriented Database as a Repository.
10. Industry Standards.
The Object Management Group.
The Object Request Broker.
Other Areas of Interest.
IBM's System Object Model (SOM).
11. The Management of Object-Oriented Projects.
Management Concerns.
The Transition to Object Technology.
11. A Roadmap for Development.
Step 0. Requirements.
Step 1. Modeling.
Step 2. Application Scoping.
Step 3. Transition to Object Modeling.
Step 4. Model Transformations.
Step 5: Application Model Design.
Step 6. User Interface: Interaction.
Step 7. User Interface: Representation.
Step 8. Persistent Information Design.
Step 9. Implementation.
Step 10. User Feedback.
Step 11. Iteration.
Appendix A: Design Notation for Documentation.
Appendix B: The Game: An Example.
Appendix C: Smalltalk Code of the First Iteration.
Bibliography.
Index. 0201498332T04062001