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Want to learn about object-oriented programming quickly and easily? Looking to brush up on modeling, classes, and attributes? Then OOP Demystified is the easy-to-understand, step-by-step guidebook that will help you figure out the ins and outs of object-oriented programming (OOP).

Written for anyone without formal training in the subject, OOP Demystified teaches complex OOP topics in clear, plain language ”from the reasons why objects are successful as models for programming to case modeling, class diagrams, interfaces, and much more. The authors leave out unnecessary, time-consuming information to deliver the essentials you need to begin and maintain all your OOP projects.

This one-of-a-kind self-teaching text offers:

• An easy way to understand OOP
• A quiz at the end of each chapter
• A final exam at the end of the book
• No unnecessary technical jargon
• a time-saving approach

About the Authors

Jim Keogh is a member of the faculty of Columbia University, where he teaches courses on Java Application Development, and is a member of the Java Community Process Program. He developed the first e-commerce track at Columbia and became its first chairperson. Him spent more than a decade developing advanced systems for major Wall Street firms and is also the author of several best-selling computer books.

Mario Giannini is the President of code Fighter, Inc., co-author of Windows Programming Programmers Notebook , and Chair of the Software Development Program at Columbia University s Information Technology Programs. With over 20 years of software development experience on CP/M, Unix, and Windows, he feels lucky to be fascinated with the ever-changing field of software development after all these years .