Object-Oriented Programming: in Oberon-2 - Softcover

Mossenbock, Hanspeter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 354056411X ISBN 13: 9783540564119

Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K, 1993

Synopsis

This book describes a practical approach to object-oriented programming and design. After explaining the basic concepts of object-orientation the book shows with numerous realistic examples how this technique can be used to write extensible and well-structured software. It discussed typical design patterns and shows implementation techniques for frequently occurring problems to be solved with object-oriented programming. Object-oriented programming is programming in the large. Although it is possible to explain the basic concepts withsmall examples it is necessary to study large and realistic applications in order to understand the power and elegance of this new technique. Therefore the book contains the design and full source code of a realistic case study - a window system with extensible text and graphics editors. The programming language used in this book is Oberon-2, the latest offspringof the Pascal and Modula-2 family of languages developed at ETH Z}rich. Besides satisfying the principle requirements of modern software such asstrong type checking, modularity and object-orientedness one of the major advantages of this language is its simplicity. Anyone who understands Pascal can also read Oberon-2 programs. Compilers for Oberon-2 as well as the source code of the case study in this book are freely available from ETH.

About this title

From the Back Cover

Object-oriented programming (OOP) tends to improve software quality by promoting structure, extensibility, and reusability of software. Its fundamentals are data abstraction, inheritance and dynamic binding. But it is not enough to understand these concepts; one must also learn how to make good use of them. This book covers the basic concepts of OOP, schows typical application patterns, gives useful design hints, and finally presents the design and implementation of an object-oriented windows system with an integrated text and graphics editor. The language used throughout this book in Oberon-2, a clean and type-safe language designed at ETH Zürich. However, the emphasis of the book is not on the language but on the concepts of OOP. They can easiliy be transferred to any other object-oriented language. The book is aimed at students of computer science as well as at practitioners who want to gain a perspective on modern software development techniques. Compilers for Oberon-2 as well as the source code of the case study in this book are freely available for several common workstations. The book is aimed at students of computer science as well as at practitioners who want to gain a perspective on modern software development techniques.

About the Author

Hanspeter Mossenbock is a professor for Computer Science at the University of Linz.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
• Publication date: 1993
• Language: German
• ISBN 10: 354056411X
• ISBN 13: 9783540564119
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 291