6. Designing with Objects
When you use a software product, you expect it to behave as advertised. Unfortunately, not all products live up to expectations. The problem is that when many products are produced, the majority of time and effort go into the engineering phase and not into the design phase.
Object-oriented (OO) design has been touted as a robust and flexible software development approach. The truth is that you can create both good and bad OO designs just as easily as you can create both good and bad non-OO designs. Don’t be lulled into a false sense of security just because you are using a state-of-the-art design methodology. You must pay attention to the overall design and invest the proper amount of time and effort to create the best ...
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