Patterns, Models, and Application Development A C++ Programmer's Reference

This new reference, written by two experts in C++, integrates a methodology for program development and covers three main categories: object modeling as a program design tool, design patterns and their modeling in C++ language structures, and a discussion of the implementation of PC hardware-related features. It addresses the gap between the ability to code and the ability to program. TOC:Introduction. Fundamentals of Systems Engineering. System Description and Specification. Foundations of Object-Oriented Analysis. Object-Oriented Design. Indirection. C++ Object-Oriented Analysis. Object-Oriented Design. Indirection. C++ Object-Oriented Constructs. Reusability. Static Inheritance Constructs. Dynamic Binding Constructs. Object Composition Constructs. Class Patterns and Templates. Multifile Programs. Bibliography. Index.

Patterns, Models, and Application Development, a new book from two experts in C++, integrates a methodology for program development and covers three main categories: object modeling as a program design tool, design patterns and their modeling in C++ language structures, and a discussion of the implementation of PC hardware-related features. It addresses the gap between the ability to code and the ability to program.

IntroductionAbout This BookTechnical LevelTarget AudienceAbout Coding and ProgrammingScope and ApplicationProject Engineering TopicsObject-Oriented TopicsTopics in Programming MechanicsPart I - Project EngineeringChapter 1. Fundamentals of Systems EngineeringIntroductionSoftware CharacteristicsPrinciples of Software EngineeringSoftware Engineering ParadigmsConcurrent DocumentationChapter 2. System Description and SpecificationSystem Analysis PhaseThe Feasibility StudyRequirements Analysis and SpecificationTools for Process and Data ModelingPart II - Object OrientationChapter 3. Foundations of Object-Oriented SystemsHistory and ChronologyObject-Oriented FundamentalsClasses and ObjectsA Notation for Classes and ObjectsExample ClassificationWhen to Use Object OrientationChapter 4. Object-Oriented AnalysisElements of Object-Oriented AnalysisClass and Object DecompositionFinding Classes and ObjectsTesting Object ValiditySubsystemsAttributesMethods or ServicesInstance ConnectionsMessage ConnectionsFinal DocumentationChapter 5. Object-Oriented DesignElements of System DesignHardware and Operating SystemUser Interface DesignThe Software Development EnvironmentNaming ConventionsModularizationCritical Data ElementsCritical Processing ElementsRefinement of Classes and ObjectsLanguage-specific ConcernsError and Exception HandlingDocumentation ConventionsPart III - C++ Programming MechanicsChapter 6. IndirectionIndirection in C++Indirect AddressingPointer VariablesPointers to ArraysPointers to StructuresPointer ArithmeticPointers to VoidReference VariablesDynamic Memory Allocation in C++Pointers to FunctionsCompounding IndirectionChapter 7. C++ Object-Oriented ConstructsImplementation IssuesThe Fundamental NotionsClassesOverloading Functions and OperatorsC++ Implementation of InheritanceFriend Classes and FunctionsObjectsRun-Time PolymorphismTemplatesChapter 8. ReusabilityReusability ModesReusing CodeMechanisms for Code ReuseDesign ReuseChapter 9. Static Inheritance ConstructsInheritance in Object OrientationInheritance RevisitedFundamental ConstructsApplied InheritanceChapter 10. Dynamic Binding ConstructsDynamic Binding RevisitedModeling Dynamic BindingApplying InheritanceChapter 11. Object Composition ConstructsFundamental NotionsAggregation ConstructsAcquaintance ConstructsPreserving EncapsulationCombining Inheritance and CompositionDynamic Object AllocationChapter 12. Class Patterns and TemplatesIntroduction to Design PatternsA Pattern is BornUnifying Dissimilar InterfacesAggregated Class HierarchiesObject ChainingString Handling Class TemplateCombining FunctionalitiesAn Object-classifier TemplateComposing Mixed ObjectsRecursive CompositionObject FactoriesChapter 13. Multifile ProgramsPartitioning a ProgramMultifile Support in C++Multilanguage ProgrammingMixing Low- and High-Level LanguagesSample Interface ProgramsBibliographyIndex