No ideas on Java

Post #123,583 by ChrisR 10/31/03 2:51:06 PM Reply	No ideas on Java I like Meyer's Object Oriented Software Construction for OOP in general. Also, the Smalltalk Companion for the GOF is better, though it helps to use them side by side. Of course, this requires forays into Eiffel and Smalltalk, which may be a bit much to ask. :-)
Post #123,584 by admin 10/31/03 3:02:32 PM Reply	That's what I'm trying to avoid. The GoF book is C++ oriented, and the Java patterns book (last time I checked) was pretty poor. Regards, -scott anderson "Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson..."
Post #123,725 by tablizer 11/2/03 5:51:14 PM Reply	Meyer I like Meyer's Object Oriented Software Construction for OOP in general. Don't forget my [link\|http://www.geocities.com/tablizer/meyer1.htm\|OOSC2 Critique] "companion guide". Otherwise, they might start believing that those fscking shape examples map to real world design issues. ________________ oop.ismad.com
Post #123,958 by gdaustin 11/3/03 9:49:24 PM Reply	Very Academic... My problem OO Software Construction by Bertrand Meyer was that it was way too academic. Unfortunately, I have to solve real world problems in "real time", so I don't have time to go through a 1300 page theory book on OO. The best materials I have are a few training manuals, with the right structure, the right questions to ask, etc. that a former employee left in a cube I was instructed to clean out. About 200 pages of clear, concise instructions OO, how to do test cases, how to ask is a/has a questions, how to build the classes in C++. In about a day, I knew exactly what to do. I've had it for 9 years now, and refer back to it every time I have to do this stuff from scratch again (which isn't very often). Glen Austin

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