Object-Oriented Computation in C++ And Java: A Practical Guide to Design Patterns for Object-oriented Computing - Softcover

Weisert, Conrad

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0932633633 ISBN 13: 9780932633637

Publisher: Dorset House, 2007

Synopsis

Virtually all business, scientific, and engineering applications are heavily reliant on numeric data items. C++ and Java offer object-oriented programmers unique flexibility and control over the computations required within such applications.

However, most books on object-oriented programming gloss over such numeric data items, emphasizing instead one-dimensional containers or collections and components of the graphical user interface.

Object-Oriented Computation in C++ and Java fills the gap left by such books.

Drawing on more than 20 years' experience as a software developer, tester, consultant, and professor, Conrad Weisert shows readers how to use numeric objects effectively.

Not limited to any language or methodology, the concepts and techniques discussed in this book are entirely independent of one's choice of design and coding methodology.

Practitioners of Extreme Programming, UML-driven design, agile methods, incremental development, and so on will all develop these same data classes.

Whether you are a seasoned professional or an advanced computer science student, this book can teach you techniques that will improve the quality of your programming and the efficiency of your applications. The exercises (and answers) presented in this book with teach you new ways to implement the computational power of C++, Java, and numeric data items.

Topics include

* taxonomy of data types
* developing and using object-oriented classes for numeric data
* design patterns for commonly occurring numeric data types
* families of interacting numeric data types
* choosing efficient and flexible internal data representations
* techniques for exploiting pattern reuse in C++
* conventions for arithmetic operations in Java
* numeric vectors and matrices

About this title

About the Author

Conrad Weisert is known as a leader and innovator in applying systematic approaches to information system design and large-scale project management, based on thorough planning, modern technical and procedural methods, professionalism, tight control, and rigorous accountability for results.

Before establishing Information Disciplines, Inc., a Chicago consulting firm, he held responsibilities in large organizations for data-center operations, application system development, professional staff training, standards and methodology, and technical services. Later, as consultant to banks, insurance companies, manufacturers, local government agencies, and computer service firms, he has repeatedly demonstrated the effectiveness of modern enlightened methods in producing high-quality results.

Conrad Weisert has been active in professional organizations for over twenty years. In the SHARE user group he held committee assignments and executive positions from which he influenced the direction of operating systems, programming languages, and user-vendor relations. As a member of the Association for Computing Machinery, he has served as a National Lecturer and as Chairman of the Chicago Chapter. He currently teaches information systems at De Paul University and advanced computer programming at Illinois Institute of Technology.

Edition details

• Publisher: Dorset House
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0932633633
• ISBN 13: 9780932633637
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 194