Introduction to Programming and Object-Oriented Design Using Java, 3rd Edition

by Jaime Niñ; o (Computer Science Department, University of New Orleans); Frederick A. Hosch (Computer Science Department, University of New Orleans)

• ISBN13: 9780470128718
• ISBN10: 0470128712
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-02-01
• Publisher: WILEY

Summary

* Objects First Approach. Students learn to design with objects from the start. In more traditional approaches, students first learn "programming basics in the context of procedural programming in the small." Since this frame of reference is essentially useless when attacking large-scale problems, students must later "re-learn how to approach problems. Instructors can present material from a point of view that will "make sense" throughout the curriculum. Presentation and justification of programming principles and good techniques is easier. * Emphasis on the distinction between class specification and implementation. Students learn to develop coherent class specifications early on, and to build components that conform to carefully defined, consistent specifications. The result is more main-tainable, error-free code. * Early emphasis on testing and test-driven implementation. Students develop a habit of testing as part of the implementation process. Testing is essential to ensure quality programs. * Current presentation of object-oriented design and Java. Students benefit from seeing general approaches to commonly occurring design patterns in a specific, well-defined context. This will also make it easier for students to "get the point" when such topics are introduced in upper-level design and software engineering courses. Other features include an emphasis on event-driven interfaces, rather than traditional procedural I/O; informal use of standard UML notation * Optional interactive exercises are designed for use with the open-source DrJava integrated development environment (IDE) - a popular tool for compiling and testing programs

Author Biography

Jaime Nino is Associate Professor of Computer Science at the University of New Orleans. He is the author, with Frederick Hosch, of the previous editions of An Introduction to Programming and Object-Oriented Design Using Java.

Frederick A. Hosch is Professor Emeritus at the University of New Orleans.

Table of Contents

Introduction to object-oriented software design

Data abstraction: introductory concepts

Defining a simple class

Designing interacting classes

Conditions

Programming by contract

Testing

Building a text-based user interface

The software life cycle: building a complete system

Specifying clients: interfaces

Class extension and inheritance

Modeling with abstraction

Lists

Arrays

Sorting and searching

Failures and exceptions

Stream i/o

Building a graphical user interface

Integrating user interface and model: the Model-View-Controller pattern

Recursion

Generic structur5es

Implementing lists: linked implementations

Iterators

Systems and software

Programming errors

Applets

Enumerations types: the rest of the story

Compiling, executing, and documenting

DrJava

Controls and basic Latin: the first 128 Unicode characters

Glossary

references

index

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