Transforming diagrams and classes to code is an interesting topic to say the least! I did some research about and I found out that the answer were buried deep down in the jungle of Chiapas! So I quickly booked my ticket and went on a big adventure. I spent many days and nights searching for […]

Läs mer Mastery 9: Classes to Code

Todays mastery topic is about converting class designs to databas tables, this is also know as mapping Understanding the purpose of your database will inform your choices throughout the design process. Make sure you consider the database from every perspective. For instance, if you were making a database for a public library, you’d want to […]

Läs mer Mastery 8: Classes to Tables

This is part 2 of the previous blog post. So be sure to read that one first before you read this one! In this post we are going to discuss state diagrams, package diagrams and Model-view controller State Diagrams State diagrams us used foremost to represent the condition of the system or the system at finite instance of time. […]

Läs mer Mastery 7: UML part 2

So far have we learned a lot about building a software the right way and in OOA&D we have bunch of different tools to use to help out. But how do we use those tools when building something really big? Domain analysis and use case diagrams will become very handy when handling big projects You […]

Läs mer Chapter 6: Head first object-oriented analysis and design

Change is inevitable. No matter how much time you spend and how much you like your software right now, it’s probably going to have to make updates/changes in the future. The harder you make it for your software to be changeable the more difficult its going to be to respond to your customer’s needs of […]

Läs mer Chapter 5: Head First object-Oriented Analysis and Design

UML stand for unified modelling language and is a standardized modelling language contains of an integrated set of diagrams, developed to help system and software developers for categorize visualizing, constructing, and documenting the artifacts of software systems, as well as for business modelling and other non-software systems. UML is a very important part of developing […]

Läs mer Mastery 6: UML Part 1

In software engineering problems will occur sometime, that’s why a design pattern in general is a good solution in software design.  Using design patterns will make you finish your work in just seconds. How you may ask? Becuase It is magic, you just implement it once and you are done with everything!  Okay it is […]

Läs mer Mastery 5: Design Patterns

*Intense victory music playing in the background* Congratulation, you have taken a very big step in you carrier and are now graduate to the next level. The real world! What does that mean exactly? Your application must do more than just work, it has to work so its fits into the real world so real […]

Läs mer Chapter 4: Head First Object-Oriented Analysis and Design

Eric Raymond, a programmer who contributed his great work through open source software and showed that if you really listen to others and take away your pride, and at the same time show that you are dedicated to your work you can accomplish something big. Eric Raymond talks about his own experience when started to […]

Läs mer The Cathedral and the Bazaar