Discovertheuntappedfeaturesofobject-orientedprogramminganduseitwithothersoftwaretoolstocodefast,efficientapplications.KeyFeatures*Explorethecomplexitiesofobject-orientedprogramming(OOP)*DiscoverwhatOOPcandoforyou*LearntousethekeytoolsandsoftwareengineeringpracticestosupportyourownprogrammingneedsBookDescriptionYourexperienceandknowledgealwaysinfluencetheapproachyoutakeandthetoolsyouusetowriteyourprograms.Withasoundunderstandingofhowtoapproachyourgoalandwhatsoftwareparadigmstouse,youcancreatehigh-performingapplicationsquicklyandefficiently.Inthistwo-partbook,you’lldiscovertheuntappedfeaturesofobject-orientedprogramminganduseitwithothersoftwaretoolstocodefastandefficientapplications.ThefirstpartofthebookbeginswithadiscussiononhowOOPisusedtodayandmovesontoanalyzetheideasandproblemsthatOOPdoesn’taddress.ItcontinuesbydeconstructingthecomplexityofOOP,showingyouitsfundamentallysimplecore.You’llseethat,byusingthedistinctiveelementsofOOP,youcanlearntobuildyourapplicationsmoreeasily.Thenextpartofthisbooktalksaboutacquiringtheskillstobecomeabetterprogrammer.You’llgetanoverviewofhowvarioustools,suchasversioncontrolandbuildmanagement,helpmakeyourlifeeasier.Thisbookalsodiscussestheprosandconsofotherprogrammingparadigms,suchasaspect-orientedprogrammingandfunctionalprogramming,andhelpstoselectthecorrectapproachforyourprojects.Itendsbytalkingaboutthephilosophybehinddesigningsoftwareandwhatitmeanstobea"good"developer.Bytheendofthistwo-partbook,youwillhavelearnedthatOOPisnotalwayscomplex,andyouwillknowhowyoucanevolveintoabetterprogrammerbylearningaboutethics,teamwork,anddocumentation.Whatyouwilllearn*Untanglethecomplexityofobject-orientedprogrammingbybreakingitdowntoitsessentialbuildingblocks*RealizethefullpotentialofOOPtodesignefficient,maintainableprograms*Utilizecodingbestpractices,includingTDD,pairprogrammingandcodereviews,toimproveyourwork*Usetools,suchassourcecontrolandIDEs,toworkmoreefficiently*Learnhowtomostproductivelyworkwithotherdevelopers*BuildyourownsoftwaredevelopmentphilosophyWhothisbookisforThisbookisidealforprogrammerswhowanttounderstandthephilosophybehindcreatingsoftwareandwhatitmeanstobe“good”atdesigningsoftware.ProgrammerswhowanttodeconstructtheOOPparadigmandseehowitcanbereconstructedinaclear,straightforwardwaywillalsofindthisbookuseful.Tounderstandtheideasexpressedinthisbook,youmustbeanexperiencedprogrammerwhowantstoevolvetheirpractice.