Object-Oriented Design Heuristics (paperback)

ISBN: 0321774965
EAN: 2147483647

Year: 1996
Pages: 180

Authors: Arthur J. Riel

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Object-Oriented Design Heuristics
Table of Contents
Copyright
Preface
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1. The Motivation for Object-Oriented Programming
1.1 Revolutionists, Evolutionists, and the Object-Oriented Paradigm
1.2 Accidental Versus Essential Complexity la Frederick Brooks
1.3 The Waterfall Model
1.4 The Iterative Model
1.5 Same- Versus Different-Language Prototyping
1.6 Software Reusability
1.7 Corporate Hierarchies of Good Designers
Glossary of Terms
Chapter 2. Classes and Objects: The Building Blocks of the Object-Oriented Paradigm
2.1 Introduction to Classes and Objects
2.2 Messages and Methods
2.3 Class Coupling and Cohesion
2.4 Dynamic Semantics
2.5 Abstract Classes
2.6 Roles Versus Classes
Glossary of Terms
Summary of Heuristics
Chapter 3. Topologies of Action-Oriented Versus Object-Oriented Applications
3.1 Differences in Application Topologies
3.2 When the Action-Oriented Paradigm Goes Right
3.3 The God Class Problem (Behavioral Form)
3.4 Another Example of Poor System Intelligence Distribution
3.5 The God Class Problem (Data Form)
3.6 The Proliferation of Classes Problem
3.7 The Role of Agent Classes
3.8 Examining the Use of Separate Entity and Controller Classes
Glossary of Terms
Summary of Heuristics
Chapter 4. The Relationships Between Classes and Objects
4.1 Introduction to Class and Object Relationships
4.2 The Uses Relationship
4.3 Six Different Ways to Implement the Uses Relationship
4.4 Heuristics for the Uses Relationship
4.5 Refining the Amount of Collaboration Between Two Classes
4.6 The Containment Relationship
4.7 Semantic Constraints Between Classes
4.8 Attributes Versus Contained Classes
4.9 More Containment Heuristics
4.10 A Relationship Between Uses and Containment?
4.11 Containment by Value Versus Containment by Reference
Glossary of Terms
Summary of Heuristics
Chapter 5. The Inheritance Relationship
5.1 Introduction to the Inheritance Relationship
5.2 Overriding Base Class Methods in Derived Classes
5.3 The Use of the Protected Section of a Base Class
5.4 The Width and Depth of Inheritance Hierarchies
5.5 Private, Protected, and Public Inheritance la C
5.6 A Real-World Example of Specialization
5.7 Heuristics That Trade Off Design Complexity and Flexibility
5.8 A Real-World Example of Generalization
5.9 The Mechanism of Polymorphism
5.10 A Problem with the Use of Inheritance as a Reusability Mechanism
5.11 An Inheritance Solution to an Interrupt-Driven Architecture
5.12 Inheritance Hierarchies Versus Attributes
5.13 The Confusion of the Need for Inheritance Versus an Object s Dynamic Semantics
5.14 Using Inheritance to Hide the Representation of a Class
5.15 Mistaking Objects for Derived Classes
5.16 Mistaking Object Generalization for the Need to Build Classes at Runtime
5.17 The Attempt to NOP a Base Class Method in Its Derived Class(es)
5.18 The Implementation of Optional Parts of Objects
5.19 A Problem with No Optimal Solution
5.20 Reusing Components Versus Reusing Frameworks
Glossary
Summary of Heuristics
Chapter 6. Multiple Inheritance
6.1 Introduction to Multiple Inheritance
6.2 The Common Misuse of Multiple Inheritance
6.3 A Valid Use of Multiple Inheritance
6.4 Accidental Complexity In Languages That Do Not Support Multiple Inheritance
6.5 Frameworks That Incorporate Multiple Inheritance
6.6 The Use of Multiple Inheritance in the Design of Mixins
6.7 DAG Multiple Inheritance
6.8 Accidental DAG Multiple Inheritance via Poor Implementation of Optional Containment
Glossary
Heuristics Summary
Chapter 7. The Association Relationship
7.1 Introduction to Association
7.2 Associations Implemented Through a Referential Attribute
7.3 Association Implemented Through a Third-Party Class
7.4 Deciding Between a Containment and an Association Relationship
Glossary
Heuristics Summary
Chapter 8. Class-Specific Data and Behavior
8.1 Introduction to Class-Specific Versus Object-Specific Data and Behavior
8.2 Using Metaclasses to Capture Class-Specific Data and Behavior
8.3 Using Language-Level Keywords to Implement Class-Versus Object-Specific Data and Behavior
8.4 Metaclasses la C
8.5 A Useful Abstract Class That Is Not a Base Class?
Glossary
Heuristics Summary
Chapter 9. Physical Object-Oriented Design
9.1 The Role of Logical and Physical Object-Oriented Design
9.2 The Construction of Object-Oriented Wrappers
9.3 Persistence in an Object-Oriented System
9.4 Memory Management Issues in an Object-Oriented Application
9.5 Minimal Public Interfaces for Reusable Components
9.6 Implementing Safe Shallow Copies
9.7 Concurrent Object-Oriented Programming
9.8 Implementing Object-Oriented Designs in Nonobject-Oriented Languages
Glossary
Summary of Heuristics
Chapter 10. The Relationship Between Heuristics and Patterns
10.1 Heuristics Versus Patterns
10.2 Transitivity Among Design Transformation Patterns
10.3 The Reflexive Property of Design Transformation Patterns
10.4 Other Design Transformation Patterns
10.5 Future Research
Chapter 11. The Use of Heuristics in Object-Oriented Design
11.1 The ATM Problem
11.2 Choosing a Methodology
11.3 A First Attempt at Producing an Object Model for the ATM
11.4 Adding Behavior to Our Object Model
11.5 Explicit Case Analysis Due to Accidental Complexity
11.6 Messaging Objects in Different Address Spaces
11.7 The Processing of the Transaction
11.8 Returning to the Domain of the ATM
11.9 Other Miscellaneous Issues
11.10 Conclusion
Appendix A. Heuristics Summary
Chapter 2 Classes and Objects: The Building Blocks of the Object-Oriented Paradigm
Chapter 3 Topologies of Action-Oriented Versus Object-Oriented Applications
Chapter 4 The Relationships Between Classes and Objects
Chapter 5 The Inheritance Relationship
Chapter 6 Multiple Inheritance
Chapter 7 The Association Relationship
Chapter 8 Class-Specific Data and Behavior
Chapter 9 Physical Object-Oriented Design
Appendix B. The Prevention of Memory Leakage
Leak 1
Example Code for Leak 1
Leak 2
Example Code for Leak 2
Leak 3
Example Code for Leak 3
Leak 4
Example Code for Leak 4
Leak 5
Example Code for Leak 5
Leak 6
Example Code for Leak 6
Leak 7
Returning a Reference to a Stack Object
Returning an Internal Static Object Reference
Returning a Memory Leaking Dynamically Allocated Object
Correct Method for Leak 7
Leak 8
Code Example for Memory Leakage 8
Appendix C. Selected C Examples
Selected C Example 2
Selected C Example 4
Selected C Example 5
Selected C Example 9
Selected C Example 10
Selected C Example 15
Selected C Example 17
Selected C Example 18
Selected C Example 19
Selected C Example 20
Selected C Example 21
The ATM Side of the Application
The Atm.hpp File
The Atm.cpp File
The Bank Side of the Application
The Bank.hpp File
The Bank.cpp File
The Common Classes
The Trans.hpp File
The Trans.cpp File
The Network.hpp File
The Network.cpp File
Bibliography
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