Java Design: Building Better Apps and Applets

Publisher: Prentice Hall
Author: Peter Coad, Mark Mayfield, Jill Nicola
ISBN: 0139111816
Publication Date: January 99
Retail Price: $44.99

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If you're a Java programmer, or are studying to become one, you've probably seen or even perhaps read many books devoted to Java programming. Most of these books can help you to become a better programmer, and a few even go so far as to mention design with consideration to developing better applets and applications. None, however, provide the programmer with as much insight as Java Design: Building Better Apps and Applets by Peter Coad and Mark Mayfield.

This book covers many aspects of Java design, including:

• How to develop an overall design-model shape fast, effectively, efficiently
• How to get the most from composition and inheritance
• How to design responsible threads
• How to design appropriate notification mechanisms

Understand that this is not a book that teaches a non-programmer how to program Java, but rather, it is a book which teaches software design using the Java programming language.

This is not to say that it does not include snippets of code or programming examples...it has plenty of those, although they are there to serve as applications of design strategies rather than programming examples. That said, the authors do initially cover object-oriented programming, and provide two examples which establish notation processes and what they refer to as "the five major design activities."

The remainder of the book covers the ideas and concepts of composition and inheritance, Java-style interfaces, concurrency, and object notification. Each section provides the how and why, and includes example code to simplify the task of learning these practices.

Also, new in the Second Edition of Java Design are several noteworthy items:

• UML 1.2 notation
• Eight new strategies for designing with interfaces
• Responsible threads
• Inner classes for adapters
• Five new notification mechanisms

The book also includes a CD-ROM loaded with source code, design strategies, and a copy of Together/J Whiteboard Edition from Object International.

If you regularly peruse the Java section of your favorite book store looking for classics, you'll want to take a look at Java Design: Building Better Apps and Applets. If you are a seasoned programmer, or even if you just want to start out right, you won't want to miss this unique book.

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