Object-Oriented Design Heuristics(Hardcover)

Revolutionists, Evolutionists, and the Object-Oriented Paradigm.
Accidental Versus Essential Complexity à la Frederick Brooks.
The Waterfall Model.
The Iterative Model.
Same- Versus Different-Language Prototyping.
Software Reusability.
Corporate Hierarchies of Good Designers.

Introduction to Classes and Object.
Messages and Methods.
Class Coupling and Cohesion.
Dynamic Semantics.
Abstract Classes.
Roles Versus Classes.

Differences in Application Topologies.
When the Action-Oriented Paradigm Goes Right.
The God Class Problem (Behavioral Form).
Another Example of Poor System Intelligence Distribution.
The God Class Problem (Data Form).
The Proliferation of Classes Problem.
The Role of Agent Classes.
Examining the Use of Separate Entity and Controller Classes.

Introduction to Class and Object Relationships.
The Uses Relationship.
Six Different Ways to Implement the Uses Relationship.
Heuristics for the Uses Relationship.
Refining the Amount of Collaboration Between Two Classes.
The Containment Relationship.
Semantic Constraints Between Classes.
Attributes Versus Contained Classes.
More Containment Heuristics.
A Relationship Between Uses and Containment?
Containment by Value Versus Containment by Reference.

Introduction to the Inheritance Relationship.
Overriding Base Class Methods in Derived Classes.
The Use of the Protected Section of a Base Class.
The Width and Depth of Inheritance Hierarchies.
Private, Protected, and Public Inheritance à la C++.
A Real-World Example of Specialization.
Heuristics That Trade Off Design Complexity and Flexibility.
A Real-World Example of Generalization.
The Mechanism of Polymorphism.
A Problem with the Use of Inheritance as a Reusability Mechanism.
An Inheritance Solution to an Interrupt-Driven Architecture.
Inheritance Hierarchies Versus Attributes.
The Confusion of the Need for Inheritance Versus an Object's Dynamic Semantics.
Using Inheritance to Hide the Representation of a Class.
Mistaking Objects for Derived Classes.
Mistaking Object Generalization for the Need to Build Classes at Runtime.
The Attempt to NOP a Base Class Method in Its DerivedClass(es).
The Implementation of Optional Parts of Objects.
A Problem with No Optimal Solution.
Reusing Components Versus Reusing Frameworks.

Introduction to Multiple Inheritance.
The Common Misuse of Multiple Inheritance.
A Valid Use of Multiple Inheritance.
Accidental Complexity In Languages That Do Not Support Multiple Inheritance.
Frameworks That Incorporate Multiple Inheritance.
The Use of Multiple Inheritance in the Design of Mixins.
DAG Multiple Inheritance.
Accidental DAG Multiple Inheritance via Poor Implementation of Optional Containment.

Introduction to Associations.
Associations Implemented Through a Referential Attribute.
Associations Implemented Through a Third-Party Class.
Deciding Between a Containment and an Association Relationship.

Introduction to Class-Specific Versus Object-Specific Data and Behavior.
Using Metaclasses to Capture Class-Specific Data and Behavior.
Using Language-Level Keywords to Implement Class- Versus Object-Specific Data and Behavior.
Metaclasses à la C++.
A Useful Abstract Class That Is Not a Base Class?

The Role of Logical and Physical Object-Oriented Design.
The Construction of Object-Oriented Wrappers.
Persistence in an Object-Oriented System.
Memory Management Issues in an Object-Oriented Application.
Minimal Public Interfaces for Reusable Components.
Implementing Safe Shallow Copies.
Concurrent Object-Oriented Programming.
Implementing Object-Oriented Designs in Nonobject-Oriented Languages.

Heuristics Versus Patterns.
Transitivity Among Design Transformation Patterns.
The Reflexive Property of Design Transformation Patterns.
Other Design Transformation Patterns.
Future Research.