"This book is based on object-oriented techniques applied to software engineering. Employing the latest technologies such as UML, Patterns, and Java, Bernd Bruegge and Allen H. Dutoit offer a cohesive, class-tested presentation of object-oriented software engineering in a step-by-step format based on ten years of teaching and real-world software engineering experience.

This text teaches practical experience in developing complex software appropriate for software engineering project courses, as well as industry R & D practitioners. The reader benefits from timely exposure to state-of-the-art tools and methods."--BOOK JACKET.