Drawing from his extensive experience as a programmer and teacher, author Cay Horstmann helps readers gain an appreciation for the value of object-oriented design principles. He provides the context so that readers can apply these principles and techniques in their own designs. Throughout the book, carefully developed exercises and examples, and a strong emphasis on problem solving make object-oriented design principles accessible to anyone with limited programming experience.

Table of Contents

Preface. Chapter 1. A Crash Course in Java. Chapter 2. the Object-Oriented Design Process. Chapter 3. Guidelines for Class Design. Chapter 4. Interface Types and Polymorphism. Chapter 5. Patterns and GUI Programming. Chapter 6. Inheritance and Abstract Classes. Chapter 7. The Java Object Model. Chapter 8. Frameworks. Chapter 9. Multithreading. Chapter 10. More Design Patterns. Glossary. Index. Photo Credits.

About the Author

Cay S. Horstmann is a Professor of Computer Science in the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at San Jose State University. He is an experienced professional programmer and was Vice President and Chief Technology Officer for Preview Systems, Inc. He is also a consultant for major corporations, universities and organizations on C++, Java, Windows and Internet programming. Horstmann is the author of many successful professional and academic books, including Core Java (Sun Microsystems Press), with Gary Cornell, Computing Concepts with Java Essentials (John Wiley and Sons, Inc.), Big Java (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.), and Computing Concepts with C++ Essentials (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.).