Developing Chemical Information Systems An Object-Oriented Approach Using Enterprise Java

by Li, Fan

• ISBN13: 9780471751571
• ISBN10: 047175157X
• eBook ISBN(s): 9780470068786
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-12-11
• Publisher: Wiley
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Summary

Develop and manage chemical information systems This text provides a comprehensive overview of analyzing chemical problems using computer-aided methods for both newcomers and advanced computer scientists and chemists. In addition to practical how-to information and step-by-step descriptions, this resource includes case studies from Merck & Co., Inc., to further aid your understanding. This guide covers a wide range of cheminformatics topics, including: * Software development principles * Object-oriented approach * Building and buying * Agile and Iterative Development Process * UML Modeling * Deployment and Software Architecture * Presentation, Business, and Data Persistence Layer * Producing an entity dictionary * Chemistry Intelligence API * Plug and play--integrating with third-party tools Written by a former lead architect on the design of said systems at Merck & Co., Inc., this text not only lays out information, but also shares the author's experiences and advice on cheminformatics.

Author Biography

FAN LI, PHD, is the team leader and chief architect of the Merck Basic Research Chemical Information Systems development team. Some of his past jobs include programming analyst for MCI Communications and software engineer for Conduit Software. At Merck, he has received many awards for excellence.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(5)
Software Development Principles: High-Low Open-Closed Principles	6	(6)
Introduction to the Object-Oriented Approach and Its Benefits	12	(11)
Build Versus Buy	23	(3)
The Agile and Iterative Development Process	26	(8)
UML Modeling	34	(4)
Deployment Architecture	38	(5)
Software Architecture	43	(6)
A Case Study: Develop a Chemical Registration System (CRS)	49	(12)
A Chemical Informatics Domain Analysis Object Model	61	(4)
Presentation Layer	65	(4)
Business Layer	69	(78)
Entity Dictionary	147	(21)
Chemistry Intelligence API	168	(18)
Data Persistence Layer	186	(18)
Put Everything Together	204	(3)
Bibliography	207	(2)
Index	209