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I maintain this book list for use of my readers, customers, attendants of my courses, and everybody else who is interested. The list does not aim to be complete in any way; it contains titles that I personally find worth reading. The order in which titles are listed does not imply any judgement of the books; instead the ordering is by topic from essentials of common interest to titles devoted to more esoteric, special-interest issues.

Note: I do not sell these books! Please, do not send me orders. Contact your favorite book store for any purchases you want to make.

Object Oriented Design - Recommended Reading

UML (Unified Modeling Language)
		The Unified Modeling Language User Guide Grady Booch, Ivar Jacobson, James Rumbaugh Addison-Wesley, October 1998 ISBN: 0201571684
The standard title about UML.
		The Unified Modeling Language Reference Manual James Rumbaugh, Ivar Jacobson, Grady Booch Addison-Wesley, December 1998 ISBN: 020130998X
The standard reference about UML.
		Uml Distilled : Applying the Standard Object Modeling Language Martin Fowler, Kendall Scott (Contributor), Grady Booch Addison-Wesley, June 1997 ISBN: 0201325632
The basics of UML in brevity.A very good reference for practical work.
Object-Oriented Design
		Object-Oriented Analysis and Design With Applications Grady Booch Addison-Wesley, February 1994 ISBN: 0805353402
Perhaps the most popular book on object-oriented design. Well written with good theoretical discussions and lots of in-depth examples. The author is one of the leaders in the OOD field.
	REVIEW	Writing Effective Use Cases Alistair Cockburn Addison-Wesley, October 2000 ISBN: 0201702258
Written by a recognized expert on use cases. Describes use cases from a very practical point of view and covers introductory as well as advanced topics. A good reference on use cases.
		Object-Oriented Software Engineering - A Use Case Driven Approach Ivar Jacobson Addison-Wesley, March 1994 ISBN: 0201544350
The classic predecessor of Cockburn's book on use cases.
		Object-Oriented Modeling and Design James Rumbaugh Prentice Hall, January 1991 ISBN: 0136298419
A popular book on object-oriented design. The author?s bias towards relation database theory and modeling is readily apparent.
		Designing Object-Oriented Software Rebecca Wirfs-Brock, Brian Wilkerson (Contributor), Lauren Wiener Prentice Hall, August 1990 ISBN: 0136298257
A straight forward, easy to read discussion of the basic principles of object-oriented design.
Other Titles on Programming and Design
	REVIEW	Multi-Paradigm Design for C++ James O. Coplien, James Rigney Addison-Wesley, October 1998 ISBN: 0201824671
Discusses the various design options that C++ programmers have available. An excellent comparison of object-oriented vs. generic program design. Go to the author's BOOK PAGE for a the errata list.
	REVIEW	Program Development in Java: Abstraction, Specification, and Object-Oriented Design Barbara Liskov with John Guttag Addison-Wesley, January 2000 ISBN: 0201657686
The title is relatively misleading. This is not primarily a book about Java programming, but a title about abstraction and specification in program development. Discusses fundamental concepts like encapsulation, invariants, polymorphism, and the like.
	REVIEW	The Practice of Programming Brian W. Kernighan, Rob Pike Addison-Wesley, February 1999 ISBN: 020161586X
Focuses exclusively on programming and related topics, independently of any specific programming language. It contains a lot of dense and important information about software programming and related topics providing insights that clearly stem from the authors? long term experience in this field (both are software veterans).
		Refactoring - Improving the Design of Existing Code Martin Fowler, Kent Beck, John Brant, William Opdyke Addison-Wesley, Juni 1999 ISBN: 0201485672
An invaluable book and the first one that discusses the process and need for improvement of existing, working source code. Refactoring refers to taking existing software, and changing it about to improve its design, so that future modifications and enhancements are easier to add. The book is easy to read and comprehend and a must-read for all programmers.

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last update: 30 Oct 2003

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