Using CRC Cards: An Informal Approach to Object-Oriented Development (SIGS: Advances in Object Technology, Series Number 6)

Using CRC Cards is a comprehensive introduction to CRC (Class, Responsibility, Collaborator) cards. It includes a description of the cards and how they can be used in interactive sessions to develop an object-oriented model of an application. In this book, the author draws on her years of project experience to describe how CRC cards can contribute at all stages of the software lifecycle. It includes practical examples of how to utilize CRC cards in projects using either formal or informal development techniques. Using CRC Cards also provides a detailed look at how designs created with CRC cards can be mapped to an effective and efficient implementation in C++. Software analysts, designers and developers will use this book to guide their transition to the object-oriented paradigm, as well as provide a process for development of their object-oriented applications.

This book provides a comprehensive description of CRC cards. The book includes CRC card sessions, and how the cards and sessions are used to develop an object-oriented model of an application. A simulated group and project example spans the book, and is used to describe the contribution of the cards at all stages of the software life cycle. The book also illustrates how CRC cards can be helpful to projects using either formal or informal development techniques. Finally, it provides a detailed look at how a design created with CRC cards can be mapped to become an effective and efficient implementation in C++.