CPS 108 Readings

Spring 1998

Online Readings

There will be several readings in software design, software architecture, programming, design patterns, ...

Software Design

The Open Closed Principle
The Liskov Substitution Principle

Programming

Java vs. C++ (reprinted from C++ Report, January 1997)

How to be Hacker (the hacker faq)

Software Architecture

The The Cathedral and the Bazaar: an explanation of software dynamics in developing Linux.
The Homesteading the Noosphere intellectual property in an open-source culture
Good Enough Software

UML Information

The UML Tutorial: Part 1
The UML Home Page

Pattern Documentation

The Patterns Homepage
The Pattern FAQ
Pattern slides
original GOF paper (postscript)

Recommended Books

There are many good books on programming available. Below will be a list of the books we find most useful (and, eventually, why).

C++

The C++ Programming Language (3ed) by Bjarne Stroustrup, Addison-Wesley
Designing Object-Oriented C++ Applications Using the Booch Method by Robert C. Martin, Prentice Hall
Mastering Object-Oriented Design in C++ by Cay Horstmann, John Wiley

Java

Core Java 1.1, Volume 1: Fundamentals by Cay Horstmann and Gary Cornell, Prentice-Hall
Java in a Nutshell (2ed, Java 1.1) by David Flanagan, O'Reilly

Design Patterns

Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software by the "gang of four" (Gamma, Helm, Johnson, Vlissides), Addison-Wesley
A System of Patterns, Pattern-Oriented Software Architecture by Buschmann, Meunier, Rohnert, Sommerlad, and Stal, John Wiley

Programming Practices

The Mythical Man-Month (20th Anniversary Edition) by Fred Brooks, Addison-Wesley
Code Complete by Steve McConnell, Microsoft Press
The Dynamics of Software Development by Jim McCarthy, Microsoft Press