- Hardcover: 452 pages
- Publisher: Addison-Wesley Pub (Sd); 2nd Revised edition edition (August 1996)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0201824191
- ISBN-13: 978-0201824193
- Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 15.7 x 2.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 794 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #836,698 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This slender volume provides a great first taste of object- oriented concepts such as encapsulation and inheritance. An Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming explains all the key technical concepts and goes on to explore the "whys" of programming, such as why a program that one programmer could write in two months probably couldn't be written by two programmers in one month. The reason? Complexity.
As a textbook, An Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming does what you would expect--it explains all the key object-orientation concepts clearly and understandably. This book then goes beyond the basics to show why the object concept is strong in terms of design and economics, allowing readers to grasp more than just the technical aspects of the subject. Because examples are in C++, SmallTalk, Objective C, and Object Pascal, this book works well if you're trying to learn object orientation generally, without focusing too much on the mechanics of a particular language. An added attraction is that this book has been recently revised to include some Java information, helping readers to see how object orientation works on the cutting edge as well as in more established languages. This book is useful if you have some experience in programming, but want to expand your knowledge into object orientation by way of clear examples and technical but far-reaching prose.
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In this new edition, Tim Budd examines the ideas of object-oriented design and software construction, presenting concepts of object-oriented analysis and programming in a language independent fashion.The book includes sections on inh eritance, static and dynamic binding, and the development of exciting new object-oriented languages such as Java, Beta, and CLOS.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Introduction to OOP,
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This review is from: An Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming (Paperback)
I've read a number of introductions to object-oriented design and programming. This one is the best all-around introduction that I have seen. It starts in the real world, with a discussion of how one plans and organizes a task (sending flowers to a significant other) that requires more than a single person to get done. That's a pleasant change from texts that begin with Dauntingly Dry Definitions ("encapsulation", "inheritance", and my favorite, "polymorphism"). To the author's credit, he avoids launching into inheritance until Chapter 8, by which time he has laid enough groundwork to reduce the concept to common sense. Other concepts are presented in a similar manner. Note that this book is a survey book, not an in-depth programming manual. You won't learn C++ or Delphi, or any of the other half-dozen languages used for the book's examples. And the book focuses on concepts, rather than implementation. you won't learn how to implement a Singleton pattern in C#, although you will learn what it is and why it is useful. Finally, the book assumes familiarity with traditional, procedural programming. This is not a Programming 101 text. I would recommend this book enthusiastically as a starting point for anyone making the transition from traditional programming to OOP. If you are moving to the DotNet platform, I have created a list ("So you'd like to ... Transition to DotNet") with some other recommended texts.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Sets the proper foundation,
By Michael Gautier "Technology Knowledgeable Con... (Nashville, TN USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)
This review is from: An Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming (Paperback)
I've been using classes more as a means of organizing and improving the maintainability, understanding of various applications I've built over the past 3 years (VB). As I am about to develop solutions using the .NET platform (C#, VB.NET), I thought it would do me good to formalize my understanding of OOP/OOD. After reading this text (3rd Edition), I not only formalized my understanding, but was able to see OOP as clearly as I could structured programming (Code Complete). In my opinion, all should use this as the first book before trying to participate/apply J2EE or Microsoft.NET as it will allow you "properly" communicate, design and code systems from abstraction to detail.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
Good book terrible cover and binding quality,
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This review is from: An Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming (Paperback)
I purchased this book for a class, I found the text in the book to be quite clear and helpful. I do not have any complaints about the writing, except the fact that it does not include a simple introduction to UML diagrams, does not use them anywhere in the book (although they are briefly mentioned in one of the chapters).The problem comes with the print quality of the cover and the binding. First the cover does not have a protective plastic over it (like other books do). This caused the print to start coming off -- there are small white spots on the cover picture. Now the binding is the worst I have seen so far, and also by far. The binding started to break only after 2 weeks of use! All my books are treated with care of course, this was no exception. Now, there is a crease on the side of the book, and the binding is clearly broken. I do not know how much longer it will last, and if I will be able to finish reading it without having pages come out of it. I suggest you try and get a hard cover copy if possible. Hopefully it will be of better quality. I have looked at other copies in a physical book store, and they all seem to be just as bad as my copy.
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