UML (the Unified Modeling Language), design patterns, and software component technologies are three new advances that help software engineers create more efficient and effective software designs A helpful project threaded throughout the book enables readers to apply what they are learning Presents a modern and applied approach to software design Numerous design patterns with detailed explanations provide essential tools for technical and professional growth Includes extensive discussion of UML with many UML examples Table of Contents Preface. Acknowledgments. Prologue: The Software Process. PART I: DESIGN PRINCIPLES, THE UNIFED MODELING LANGUAGE, AND CODE-LEVEL DESIGN. Chapter 1. Programming Review and Introduction to Software Design. Chapter 2. Object-Orientation. Chapter 3. The Unified Modeling Language. Chapter 4. Design Principles I: Correctness and Robustness. Chapter 5. Design Principles II: Flexibility, Reusability, and Efficiency. PART II: DESIGN PATTERNS. Chapter 6. Introduction to Design Patterns. Chapter 7. Creational Design Patterns. Chapter 8. Structural Design Patterns. Chapter 9. Behavioral Design Patterns. PART III: COMPONENTS. Chapter 10. Introduction to Components. Chapter 11. JavaBeans. Chapter 12. Microsoft Assemblies. PART IV: OBJECT-ORIENTED ANALYSIS AND DESIGN. Chapter 13. Requirements and Domain Classes. Chapter 14. Architectures and Frameworks. References. Index.