Software Development: Case Studies in Java

In order to be able to write good software, students will need to be familiar with a range of techniques; good programming practice, experience of problem solving, familiarity with development methodologies, and knowledge of software processes. This book takes a new approach to the teaching of software development. Using a collection of case studies, it takes the student through the whole life cycle of building an application, starting at problem formulation, requirements analysis, system design, and the detail of the Java coding and testing. Each case study; -exploits object oriented concepts and techniques incrementally, with each case application getting more complex than the one before it-traces the path from problem statement through to implementation of the solution, giving guidance that is useful in subsequent case studies-gives a ‘conceptual roadmap’ where the student can follow the development of an application, and use those general principles in future software development-uses a different methodology, from a stand-alone application (computer simulator) to a distributed system (messaging server) through to a more complex system (workflow management system)

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Reading guide

PART I Objects and Classes
Chapter 2. Objects and classes
Chapter 3. Scheduler
Chapter 4. Classifier
Chapter 5. Hardware description language
Chapter 6. Multi-format calculator

PART II Object architectures
Chapter 7. Object architectures
Chapter 8. Code documentation
Chapter 9. Manufacturing work cell
Chapter 10. Mobile robot exploration
Chapter 11. Car parking

PART III Distributed Architectures
Chapter 12. Distributed architectures
Chapter 13. Supervisory control and data acquisition system
Chapter 14. Supermarket operation support system
Chapter 15. Geographic information system
Chapter 16. Ubiquitous email

PART IV Object Frameworks
Chapter 17. Object frameworks
Chapter 18. Recoverable applications
Chapter 19. Multi-modal interaction framework
Chapter 20. Negotiation-based service configuration
Chapter 21. Workflow management system