"Head First Object Oriented Analysis and Design is a refreshing look at subject of OOAD. What sets this book apart is its focus on learning. The authors have made the content of OOAD accessible, usable for the practitioner." Ivar Jacobson, Ivar Jacobson Consulting
"I just finished reading HF OOA&D and I loved it! The thing I liked most about this book was its focus on why we do OOA&D-to write great software!" Kyle Brown, Distinguished Engineer, IBM
"Hidden behind the funny pictures and crazy fonts is a serious, intelligent, extremely well-crafted presentation of OO Analysis and Design. As I read the book, I felt like I was looking over the shoulder of an expert designer who was explaining to me what issues were important at each step, and why." Edward Sciore, Associate Professor, Computer Science Department, Boston College
Tired of reading Object Oriented Analysis and Design books that only makes sense after you're an expert? You've heard OOA&D can help you write great software every time-software that makes your boss happy, your customers satisfied and gives you more time to do what makes you happy.
But how?
Head First Object-Oriented Analysis & Design shows you how to analyze, design, and write serious object-oriented software: software that's easy to reuse, maintain, and extend; software that doesn't hurt your head; software that lets you add new features without breaking the old ones. Inside you will learn how to:
Use OO principles like encapsulation and delegation to build applications that are flexible
Apply the Open-Closed Principle (OCP) and the Single Responsibility Principle (SRP) to promote reuse of your code
Leverage the power of design patterns to solve your problems more efficiently
Use UML, use cases, and diagrams to ensure that all stakeholders are communicating clearly to help you deliver the right software that meets everyone's needs.
By exploiting how your brain works, Head First Object-Oriented Analysis & Design compresses the time it takes to learn and retain complex information. Expect to have fun, expect to learn, expect to be writing great software consistently by the time you're finished reading this!
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
Great books too bad i didn't need it:
Well i haven't actually looked at this book, but I own the first edition too. My teacher marked this as required so I bought it. The first version is not only how I learned O.O.P. but also how I learned java. It is a great starter book to get the idea of objects and inheritance/polymorphism. I flipped through a few pages and it looks very similar to the first version, so I'm sure whichever you get, they will be a great asset in your learning of java and object oriented programming in java.
Fantastic introduction or refresher on object oriented concepts:
How I wish I'd had this book earlier in my programming career! The Head First series use a novel teaching style that is designed to be engaging and informative and to work for a wide range of people. We all learn in different ways so this book uses them all to make sure you get the point. The examples are clear and the concepts presented in a way that I was able to understand them and immediately began to see ways to effectively use them in my daily design, coding and testing tasks. Even if... more info
Toe-curling code and gratuite repetitiveness:
I'm a supporter of the Head First approach to learning, but this one has failed to hit the mark. I can live with a fair number of typos (which this book certainly has), however bad or broken code in just too many places is not so easily forgiveable. The authors hammer on principles of good OO design, but clearly did not test-drive the code that is supposed to show-case those design principles. To mention a few: missing return statement (p6), ClassCastException (p212), NullPointerException (p254), an... more info
Head First Object-Oriented Analysis and Design:
This book is very good. Like many other Head First books, it presents material in a very fresh way that is easy to understand. If you are new to Object-Oriented programming, this book is great. If you are very well versed in Object-Oriented programming, you may find yourself a little more bored with this book. Still, it is worthwhile for all people interested.
