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Summary: Moving from the Classroom to the Real World
Review: One of the more difficult concepts to bring to programming is the very basic concept of Object Orientation. Most programming efforts in the college/university level are really short and quick, while most software projects in the real world are much bigger. Combining all this together you have the potential for turning out graduates that have a hard time in the real world.
An interesting point of this book is its overall design, which is laid out like a software project. That way you are working within the broad concepts while you don't even know that you are being exposed to them.
This is not a book on programming. You should know at least one object oriented language before beginning it. Java is used for most examples, but one of the C's or Python could be used.
The title of the book is somewhat misleading to me. True it is about UML and Patterns, but it's really the sub-title that tells the story. This is a book on object oriented analysis and design (OOAD). UML and Patterns are simply two of the tools used to teach OOAD.
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Summary: Wonderful introduction to OOA and OOD
Review: Coming from a VB6 (Book-Educated) background, OOA and OOD were very foreign to me. I had read some small explinations in a few books but it just wasnt enough to get me to start thinking in terms of OO.
This book finally did it for me. It leads you through the basic core concepts and patterns while showing you how to Diagram it in UML (This visual also helps in the learning process).
Overall a great find for me, after this I will be moving on to Object Oriented Construction.
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Summary: The best book for introducing in OOAD and Design Patterns
Review: If you want to introduce to the world of OOAD and Desing Patterns this is the best book for you ! Don't doubt to buy this book. It has been my inspiration to teach OOAD in my Technology Institute in Culiacán, Sinaloa México. Really UML and OOAD was another thing since i knew the Craig's Book !
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Summary: The best tutorial on OOA/D
Review: This book nearly defies description in terms of the breath and depth of material it covers (and covers very well). In addition to OOA/D, you get essential and detailed information on Use Cases, Requirements gathering, UML, Design Patterns, and Iterative/Agile Development, as well as insights into Test Driven Development.And the best part: all of this information is carefully integrated so you really get a deep feeling for the multitude of skills it takes to be a software developer/architect in the 21st century. No book is a substitute for real world experience coupled with in depth instruction and mentoring, but this book comes as close as humanly possible to achieving those lofty goals without leaving your easy chair/workstation. Most in-depth books leave me with a headache - you get the gist, and then the brick wall goes up when you get to the details. Mr. Larman slowly and steadily gets you into the details without ever over simplifying, yet without sacrificing the "meat" Bravo!
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Summary: A great learning book for overview of software engineering
Review: This book uses a POS system example to give the idea of software development from the beginning to the end. It concentrates on software designs and artifacts on each phase with good detail description. However, since each software development phase is large topic, it can not give every aspect of design concept but it can give you an overview anyway. This book is great for anyone who interests to apply systematic process to software development but does not know where to start.
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