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Hardcover: 507 pages
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR; 1st edition (October 30, 1997)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0137488807
ISBN-13: 978-0137488803



Written for the developer with previous programming and design experience, Applying UML and Patterns combines UML, software patterns, and Java to illustrate the author's own design strategy. Though author Craig Larman sometimes relies heavily on the jargon of software engineering, there's no doubt that his book contains some immediately useful ideas on software design, using the latest and greatest in software-engineering research.
This book begins by outlining a basic process of software design using iterative, object-oriented techniques. The case study used for this text is a point-of-sale (POS) system, a helpful real-world example. The book constructs use case diagrams and basic conceptual and class models for this system. The author then adds sequence diagrams to show how the POS system will do its processing and collaboration diagrams to show how objects will interact with one another. The author uses standard UML diagrams to document the design.

When it comes to refining class design, the author's experience with patterns really shines. His General Responsibility Assignment Software Patterns (GRASP) suggest guidelines for designing classes that work together effectively. Larman believes that the ability to assign responsibilities to classes effectively is one of the most important aspects of good object-oriented design. His patterns allow this to happen and provide an interesting contribution to the design process. (The author also introduces more widely used software patterns to enhance the design process.)

When it comes to coding the design, Java is the programming language of choice for this text. Further chapters discuss how to refine an initial design using an iterative process of software engineering. While it's unlikely that readers will adopt Larman's approach to software design in its entirety, his guidelines--and application of patterns to class design, all documented using UML--make this a worthwhile text for the more experienced reader. --Richard Dragan

Book Info
Guides students through each step of requirements, analysis, design, and coding. Topics cover Expressing analysis and design models using the UML, a standard diagramming notation, Applying patterns to assign responsibilities and design collaborations and more. DLC: Object-oriented methods.



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Paperback: 304 pages
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional (October 15, 2000)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0201702258
ISBN-13: 978-0201702255


Alistair Cockburn's Writing Effective Use Cases is an approachable, informative, and very intelligent treatment of an essential topic of software design. "Use cases" describe how "actors" interact with computer systems and are essential to software-modeling requirements. For anyone who designs software, this title offers some real insight into writing use cases that are clear and correct and lead to better and less costly software.
The focus of this text is on use cases that are written, as opposed to modeled in UML. This book may change your mind about the advantages of writing step-by-step descriptions of the way users (or actors) interact with systems. Besides being an exceptionally clear writer, the author has plenty to say about what works and what doesn't when it comes to creating use cases. There are several standout bits of expertise on display here, including excellent techniques for finding the right "scope" for use cases. (The book uses a color scheme in which blue indicates a sea-level use case that's just right, while higher-level use cases are white, and overly detailed ones are indigo. Cockburn also provides notational symbols to document these levels of detail within a design.)

This book contains numerous tips on the writing style for use cases and plenty of practical advice for managing projects that require a large number of use cases. One particular strength lies in the numerous actual use cases (many with impressive detail) that are borrowed from real-world projects, and demonstrate both good and bad practices. Even though the author expresses a preference for the format of use cases, he presents a variety of styles, including UML graphical versions. The explanation of how use cases fit into the rest of the software engineering process is especially good. The book concludes with several dozen concrete tips for writing better use cases.

Software engineering books often get bogged down in theory. Not so in Writing Effective Use Cases, a slender volume with a practical focus, a concise presentation style, and something truly valuable to say. This book will benefit most anyone who designs software for a living. --Richard Dragan

Topics covered:

Introduction to use cases
Requirements
Usage narratives
Actors and goals
Stakeholders
Graphical models for use cases
Scope for use cases (enterprise-level through nuts-and-bolts use cases)
Primary and supporting actors
Goal levels: user goals, summary level, and subfunctions
Preconditions, triggers, and guarantees
Main success scenarios
Extensions for describing failures

Formats for use cases (including fully dressed one- and two-column formats)
Use case templates for five common project types
Managing use cases for large projects
CRUD use cases
Business-process modeling
Missing requirements
Moving from use cases to user-interface design
Test cases
eXtreme Programming (XP) and use cases
Sample problem use cases
Tips for writing use cases
Use cases and UML diagrams



Book Info
(Pearson Education) An up-to-date guide to writing use cases, expanding on the classic treatments into intermediate and advanced concepts, making this guide appropriate for all skill levels. Softcover. DLC: Application software--Development.




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Paperback: 992 pages
Publisher: Sybex; Pap/Cdr edition (August 1999)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0782124534
ISBN-13: 978-0782124538
Product Description
UML and Rational Rose--Your Key to Efficient, Effective Application Design

Mastering UML With Rational Rose offers expert instruction in the areas you need to master if you want to develop truly optimal application designs: the Unified Modeling Language, and Rational Rose, the world's leading visual modeling too. This book goes far beyond modeling: it teaches you how to use Rose to turn your UML diagrams into code--automatically, in the language of your choice. It also shows you how to reverse-engineer your existing applications, so you can learn more about how they're put together and how they can best be maintained and improved.

Coverage includes:
* Understanding UML
* Finding your way around Rational Rose
* Creating UML diagrams of all kinds
* Adding detail to existing UML diagrams
* Determining relationships and object behavior
* Working with sequences and state transitions
* Modeling according to use cases and actors
* Representing classes and packages
* Using Rose's component and deployment views
* Generating code automatically
* Handling language-specific code generation issues
* Generating Oracle8 database schemas
* Reverse-engineering existing applications
* Handling language-specific reverse-engineering issues

Card catalog description
"Mastering UML with Rational Rose offers expert instruction in the areas you need to master if you want to develop truly optimal application designs: the Unified Modeling Language, and Rational Rose, the world's leading visual modeling tool. This book goes far beyond modeling: it teaches you how to use Rose to turn your UML diagrams into code - automatically, in the language of your choice. It also shows you how to reverse-engineer your existing applications, so you can learn more about how they're put together and how they can best be maintained and improved."--BOOK JACKET.



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Paperback: 984 pages
Publisher: Wiley; 1st edition (June 2, 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0764526049
ISBN-13: 978-0764526046


Book Description
* Comprehensive coverage of all aspects of UML (Unified Modeling Language), including use, diagramming notation, the object constraint language, and profiles
* UML is the industry standard specification for modeling, visualizing, and documenting software projects
* Includes up-to-date coverage of both UML 1.4 and the new 2.0 UML specifications
* Thoroughly covers executable UML and testing UML diagrams, making coding more efficient
* Companion Web site provides additional code samples and updates

Book Info
Guide to the versatility of 1.4 and 2.0 UML specifications. Shows how to use UML to improve timeliness, quality, and efficiency in development. For beginning to advanced users. Softcover.

From the Back Cover
If UML can do it, you can do it too...
Today’s economy demands top quality software development in record time and with maximum efficiency. UML arms you to meet that challenge, and the UML Bible supplies the most comprehensive UML education you can get. One volume covers everything from understanding and using UML and diagramming notation to the object constraint language (OCL) and profiles, in both 1.4 and 2.0 UML specifications. It’s the one resource you can rely on to virtually guarantee your success.

Inside, you’ll find complete coverage of UML

Learn to model object structure, interactions, behavior, and architecture using UML
Explore diagram structure and usage
Understand how to utilize the overlapping features of the UML diagrams to facilitate the modeling process
Learn to exploit the features of the UML diagrams to test them for consistency and accuracy
Learn to assess modeling tools to choose the one that suits your needs
Comprehend how the statechart diagram is used to model changes in an object over its lifetime
Apply object constraint language (OCL) and work with Action Semantics to specify behaviors that ultimately will be implemented in code
Understand the XML Model Interchange (XMI®) standard that helps enable model sharing between modeling tools and other XMI-compatible applications
Customize UML to meet the needs of specific industries or application types


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