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Smalltalk with Style Suzanne Skublics

Smalltalk with Style By Suzanne Skublics

Smalltalk with Style by Suzanne Skublics


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Summary

For object-oriented programming courses in Smalltalk, this book is designed to bridge the gap between software engineering principles and the actual practice of programing in an OOP language. It documents a minimal set of guidelines and potential standards in design techniques that promote reuse and maintenance of object-oriented code.

Smalltalk with Style Summary

Smalltalk with Style by Suzanne Skublics

For object-oriented programming courses in Smalltalk or as a supplement to concepts of programming language or software engineering courses using Smalltalk.

Designed to bridge the gap between well-established software engineering principles and the actual practice of programing in an OOP language such as Smalltalk, this text documents a minimal set of guidelines and potential standards in design techniques that promote easy reuse and maintenance of object-oriented code, reduce the number of defects, and make code easier to read.

Table of Contents



1. What's In a Name.

Introduction. General Naming Guidelines. Upper and Lower Case Letters. Class Names. Variable Names: Semantic or Typed? Method Names. Accessor Method Names. Method Parameter Names. Method Temporary Variable Names. Numbers. Abbreviations.



2. Comments.

Introduction. Code Comments. Component Comments. Applications. Classes. Methods. Comments within Source Code.



3. Code Formatting.

Introduction. Method Template. Horizontal Spacing. Indentation and Alignment. Cascaded Message Protocols. Number of Statements per Line. Blank Lines. Source Code Line Length. Parentheses.



4. Can Your Software Be Reused?

Introduction. Common Protocols. Accessor Methods-Variable-Free Programming. Class Evolution and Refactoring. Class Names and Pool Dictionaries.



5. Tips, Tricks, and Traps.

Introduction. Common Syntactic Mistakes. Assumption of Return Values. Cut and Paste Reuse. Common Yet Confusing Error Messages. Equality, Identity, and Equivalence. Collections. Creating Example Code. Testing. Potential Sources of Abuse and Misuse.



6. Summary of Guidelines.


Glossary.


References.


Index.

Additional information

GOR006411948
9780131655492
0131655493
Smalltalk with Style by Suzanne Skublics
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Pearson Education (US)
19950717
127
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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