• Encapsulation (Horstmann Ch 3.4), Designing Fields and Methods (Minimize Coupling) and Eckel Ch 5 (last half)   Understanding Dependencies  Tell, don't ask
• Interface (Horstmann Ch 3.5), What's a Method To Do? (Maximize Cohesion)
• Interfaces and Polymorphism (Horstmann Ch 4.1 - 4.2), Designing with Interfaces and Eckel Ch. 7 & 8
• Inheritance (Horstmann Ch 6.1) Inheritance versus Composition and Eckel Ch. 6
• Abstract Classes (Horstmann Ch 6.3) Interfaces Vs Abstract Classes    Guidelines for Multiple Inheritance
• Why Extends is Evil
• The Little Manual of API Design (pdf). Examples in C++.
• Frameworks (Horstmann Ch 8) Object-Oriented Application Frameworks
• Dr. Dalbey's High Level Design Checklist and detailed design checklist
• Design by Contract (Horstmann Ch 3.6) [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]    Java Modeling Language
  
• Monty Python's Pet Conversion Sketch
• Abstraction and Empathy
• Why OO Sucks and Ten things I hate about OOP.

Java

• The Java Object Model (Horstmann Ch 7.1 - 7.4) and Overriding Object Methods
• Generic Types (Horstmann Ch 7.7) and Generics
• Enumerated Types (Horstmann Ch 7.1.4) and Sun's Enum Introduction and Sun's Enum Tutorial
• Javadoc (Horstmann Ch 2.11) and Javadoc style and Writing class headers
• Java Best Practices and Joshua Bloch Interview and Why Clone is broken , and copy constructors.
• JUnit (Horstmann Ch 3.7) and Unit Testing in BlueJ  Automated Testing
• Swing (Horstmann Ch 5), Introduction to Swing, The Swing Tutorial
• Exceptions in Java and Eckel Ch 9 andExceptions Best Practices
• Reflection  (Horstmann Ch 7.6),  Using Java Reflection and  The Reflection API javadocs
• Programming with Asserts and Assertion Best Practices
• Solving the Configuration Problem for Java Apps
  

Code Smells and Refactoring

• Code Smells Wiki
• Taxonomy of Bad Code Smells
• Smells to Refactorings Index
• Code Smells and Refactorings
• Refactoring Introduction (PDF)
• Case study with refactoring examples
• How to write unmaintainable code.
• Code smell exercises
• Maintenance nightmares: the "scary basement"
• Don't put "Manager" in your class name
• Why Callbacks Suck and Callback = GOTO

Design Patterns Resources

• Design Patterns (Horstmann Ch 5), Why a Duck? Polymorphism and Design Patterns
• The Design Patterns Java Companion (online book)
• Java Design Patterns At a Glance
• "FluffyCat" Java Design Patterns Reference and Examples
  
• JavaWorld: Design Patterns Series
• More Design Patterns (Horstmann Ch 10)
• Singleton cautions   Singletons are pathological liars
• Criticism of design patterns (near bottom of page).

• How-To Java: Observer and Observable
• JavaReference: The Observer Pattern
• Joe Bergin's tutorials: MVC and MVC GUI example
• MVC example, without Observer/Observable.
• Guess Game MVC BlueJ project

Documenting the OO Design Process

• HOWTO OO Design
• CRC intro (ppt)
• Class Relationships (Horstmann Ch 2.5), UML Class Diagrams (Horstmann Ch 2.8),
• Class Diagrams
• Software Architecture
• Javadoc Style Guide
• Writing Class Headers
• Pseudocode Standard
• Algorithm Tracing
• Sequence Diagrams (Horstmann Ch 2.9, 2.12.4), Quick Start with Sequence Diagrams (PDF), Fowler on Sequence Diagrams (PDF), Designing with Object Sequence Diagrams
• Design Rationale
• Violet UML diagramming tool
  
• Address Book Case Study

Software Development Tools

• Vi for Smarties
• Mastering Vi tutorial
• UNIX beginners tutorial and a quick command reference.
• How to write a shell script
  

• Software Design Qualty Metrics tool.
• Astyle source code formatter and sample batch file.
  
• CheckStyle - a tool to check Java code for conformation to a given coding style/standard.
• LOC counter extension for BlueJ.

• JUnit.org    JUnit Quick Start guide.  Junit style and FAQ
• Emma: Java Coverage Test Tool
• NetBeans code coverage plugin

Personal Software Process (PSP) Forms and Procedures

• Basic PSP process script
• Time Recording Log and Instructions (Microsoft Word Document)
• Defect Tally form and Instructions (Microsoft Word Document) (Short Version)
• Lines of Code Counter
• Project Summary Form and Directions
• PSP FAQ
• (Optional) Defect Recording Log and Instructions (Microsoft Word Document)
• TimeLogger: desktop time tracking tool
• References: Intro to Personal Software Process and A Discipline for Software Engineering by Watts Humphrey.

This page is frequently updated. Additional resources will be added as the quarter progresses.

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