Overview

In this course you will learn the features, advantages, and techniques of using the object-oriented paradigm for software development. Through presentation and discussions you will get an overview of the object-oriented approach as it applies to methodology, analysis and design, coding, and developing distributed applications.

Audience

Software developers, managers, and analysts who need an introduction to the object-oriented software development world.

Prerequisites

Basic understanding of software development.

Course duration

1 Day

Course outline

1. The OO Paradigm
• What Is an Object?
• The Art of Abstraction
• Encapsulating the Details
• Classes
• Inheritance and the Case for Reuse
• Operations and Methods
• The Power of Polymorphism
• Attributes


2. OO Projects
• Project Organization
• Running a Project
• A Design Language
• The Importance of Perspective
• The Unified Process
• Four Phases of the Project
• Extreme Programming
• Building With Components


3. OO Languages
• The Language Continuum
• Smalltalk
• C++
• Java
• C#
• VB


4. Distributed Technologies and the Web
• RPC and MOM
• CORBA
• J2EE
• Persistence
• Relational and Object Databases
• XML
• XML Extensions
• Microsoft .NET


5. Class Libraries
• The Need for Packages
• Smalltalk's Class Library
• C++ and STL
• Java, the JRE, and Other APIs
• Third-Party Libraries
• Building and Distributing Your Own


6. Patterns and Frameworks
• Documenting Knowledge
• The Structure of a Pattern
• Using Design Patterns in Your System
• Putting It All Together With Application Frameworks
• Two-tier
• Three-tier
• N-tier Client/Server