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Fundamentals of Object-Oriented Design in UML (Addison-Wesley Object Technology Series)
Meilir Page-Jones
Addison-Wesley Professional, 1999
Most readable book on the subject
+ Great intro into OOP
+ UML as a useful accessory to OO design
+ Love Page-Jones books and .... hate OOP
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Data Model Patterns: Conventions of Thought
David C. Hay
Dorset House Publishing Company, Incorporated, 1995
Learn to think like a data modeler
+ THE BOOK on data modelling
+ Good introduction to data modelling
+ From Starters to Main Course
+ Potentially valuable, but primarily as a reference.
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Microsoft Visio Professional 2007 Version Upgrade
Windows | Microsoft Software, 2007
Upgrade only; previous installation required Office Visio Professional 2007 will make it easy for IT and business professionals to visualize, analyze and communicate complex information, systems and processes with clear, compelling diagrams. By using Office Visio 2007, people will be able to easily visualize information from multiple data sources to better understand the current state of ...
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About Face 3: The Essentials of Interaction Design
Alan Cooper, Robert Reimann, ...
Wiley, 2007
Nearly a complete course in the "Cooper Method"
+ If it was all obvious, there wouldn't be a book about it!
+ Essential Reading
I read (and still have) the previous two editions of this book. Unlike the usual "complete revised and updated" hype for new editions, this one has had some serious re-work and expansion.
The whole structure of the book is new and very close to being a complete course/textbook in the Cooper ...
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Applying UML and Patterns: An Introduction to Object-Oriented Analysis and Design and Iterative Development ...
Craig Larman
Prentice Hall PTR, 2004
A "must read" for a programmer
+ Perfect resource for OOAA
+ Good book to choose
+ Excellent Hands-On Instruction & Great Graphics
+ A great reference, had to get the UML 2.0 edition
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The Inmates Are Running the Asylum: Why High Tech Products Drive Us Crazy and How to Restore the Sanity
Alan Cooper
Sams - Pearson Education, 2004
an essential handbook for designing software
+ A Must Read Classic, Albeit with Some Dated Ideas
+ No Cognitive Friction Here..
+ Great writing, very illustrative examples, definitely not a detailed how-to
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Use Case Driven Object Modeling with UML : A Practical Approach (Addison-Wesley Object Technology Series) ...
Doug Rosenberg, Kendall Scott
Addison-Wesley Professional, 1999
More practical...but still a tad too much for my tastes
I liked a lot of the book but still felt much of it was too much BUFD, at least for what I do. As with any UML book or article I find myself lost between the similarities and subtle differences between many of the diagrams. I figure that if I am lost then surely the business experts and ...
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Applying Use Cases: A Practical Guide (2nd Edition) (Addison-Wesley Object Technology Series)
Geri Schneider, Jason P. Winters
Addison-Wesley Professional, 2001
Use Case Points
+ Helpful, but dry
+ UCP Explanation worth the price of admission
+ Excellent guide to Use Case development and application
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Zen and the Art of Systems Analysis: Meditations on Computer Systems Development
Patrick McDermott
Writers Club Press, 2002
Unique - and a fun read
+ Interesting!
To say this book is different from any technical book I've ever read would be an understatement. The best way to describe it is to use an analogy from real life. We all have had a boss or coworker who is a born teacher and imparts their extensive experience in a reflective manner. This book is ...
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Database Design for Smarties: Using UML for Data Modeling (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Data Management ...
Robert J. Muller
Morgan Kaufmann, 1999
UML and databases do live in the same world
+ Outstanding synthesis of UML, OOD, & RDB design
Excellent intermediate text, but you should know at least the basic Universal Modeling Language symbols and have some knowledge of database architectures. I read it when I'd been programming Oracle for a few months and wanted to learn UML as well as more about db design. What a deal, the same two ...
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Human-Computer Interface Design: Success Stories, Emerging Methods, and Real-World Context
Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, 1995
This book encourages further progress in user interface design in practical settings through examination of three themes: user interface projects that have achieved success in real life outside of the research lab; new methods in user interface design and evaluation; and the organizational context in which user interface design is done, and how design might be better accommodated to this ...
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The Humane Interface: New Directions for Designing Interactive Systems (ACM Press)
Jef Raskin
Addison-Wesley Professional, 2000
"Outside the box" and brilliantly so
+ Outdated, but interesting.
+ Excellent book on HCI
+ Amazing
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The Data Model Resource CD, Vol. 1: A Library of Universal Data Models for All Enterprises
Len Silverston
Wiley, 2001
The Resource Book is just that
+ Still pertinent..
+ A "Must-Have" For Every Modeling Job
+ Good, but sometimes a little too "kitchen sink"
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The Data Model Resource Book, Vol. 1: A Library of Universal Data Models for All Enterprises
Len Silverston
Wiley, 2001
The Resource Book is just that
+ Still pertinent..
+ A "Must-Have" For Every Modeling Job
+ Good, but sometimes a little too "kitchen sink"
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Business Modeling With UML: Business Patterns at Work
Magnus Penker, Hans-Erik Eriksson
Wiley, 2000
Excellent ideas, excellent read!
In this book, Eriksson and Penker (E-P) define UML extensions for describing business processes. Here's a summary of my interpretation of thier ideas: Processes are generally modeled using UML activity diagrams. A "process" is shown as an Activity stereotyped as < >. The < > activity is also ...
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