by JeffLangr (Author)
Agile Java is a valuable tutorial and reference. It introduces the Java languagewith no assumptions about a developer's background in Java, object-orienteddevelopment, or TDD. The book will also retain significant value as acookbook that readers will turn to time and again to learn how to approachTDD with respect to various language features.Teh author stresses the importance of TDD by showing coded tests for everyJava feature taught. A programmer learning with this book will understand howto translate oral requirements into tests, and tests into working code. Readersalso learn how TDD impacts the design of the system, and vice versa. In short,anyone who wants to understand what it takes to build a professional, robustsoftware system using Java will want this book. Agile Java will be ideally timedto coincide with Sun's forthcoming release of Java 5 (J2SE 1.5).
Format: Paperback
Pages: 792
Edition: 1
Publisher: Prentice Hall Agile Java is a valuable tutorial and reference. It introduces the Java languagewith no assumptions about a developer's background in Java, object-orienteddevelopment, or TDD. The book will also retain significant value as acookbook that readers will turn to time and again to learn how to approachTDD with respect to various language features.Teh author stresses the importance of TDD by showing coded tests for everyJava feature taught. A programmer learning with this book will understand howto translate oral requirements into tests, and tests into working code. Readersalso learn how TDD impacts the design of the system, and vice versa. In short,anyone who wants to understand what it takes to build a professional, robustsoftware system using Java will want this book. Agile Java will be ideally timedto coincide with Sun's forthcoming release of Java 5 (J2SE 1.5).
Published: 14 Feb 2005
ISBN 10: 0131482394
ISBN 13: 9780131482395
Book Overview:
Jeff Langr has more than twenty years of development experience. He currently consults on software development, design, and agile processes through his company, Langr Software Solutions (www.LangrSoft.com). Langr worked for Uncle Bob Martin for two years at Object Mentor. He is the author of Essential Java Style (Prentice Hall PTR, 1999), and has published widely on Java and TDD in Software Development, C/C++ Users Journal, and diverse online magazine sites and portals.
www.langrsoft.com
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