Integration-Ready Architecture and Design Software Engineering with XML, Java, .NET, Wireless, Speech and Knowledge Technologies Cambridge University Press, Jeff Zhuk, 2004. Who should read this book? . Why did I write this book? About the book and Reviews . Reader's Educational Labs Teaching Methods . Contents and Acknowledgements

Chapter 1 Contents

Enterprise Applications and Global Collaborative Engineering

• Management Style as an Important Part of the Development Process: True Leaders versus “Pure” Managers
• Development Methodologies: Capability Maturity Model (CMM) and More
• Extreme Programming: Rules of the Game
• Six Sigma
• Distributed Collaborative Development
• Distributed Knowledge Technologies
• 24x7 Distributed Development Practices
• Steps in the Process
  • What Is Your Development Mode: Proactive or Reactive?
  • Basic Development Roles
  • The Role of the Software Architect
  • Basic Steps of the Development Process with Object-Oriented Approach
  • Start from User Requirements and Transit to Use Cases
  • Object-Oriented (or/and Aspect-Oriented) Analysis.
  • Make a transition to objects and classes
  • Use UML to capture and communicate analysis results
  • Talk in Java and C++ about Employee in the Payroll Scenario
  • Learn by example: Compare OOP and Procedural Programming
  • OOP Has Its Limits

• UML Notations
• Example of Object-Oriented Analysis:
  • Create an OMD for Document Services
  • Create the DocumentService Model
  • Create the Document Model
• Architecture steps: find playground-tiers for your objects
  • From Single-User to Client-Server and Multi-tier Architecture Models
• Basic Design Steps and Rules
  • Recognize Reusable Services and Shared Data
  • Use Design Patterns
  • Design: Strategy and Tactical Considerations
    • Strategy Points
    • Tactical Points
  • Code with Style and Conduct Code Reviews
  • Use Technologies, Not Long Meetings, to Keep the Whole Team on the Same Page
  • Share Your First Results with a Client; Try to Make the Client a Part of Your Team
• Instead of a Summary: How Direct Access to Products and Services Improves the Balance of Supply and Demand

Integrating Questions

1. Which development methodology would work best at your workplace? Compare with other methodologies and explain your choice.

2. Describe the development life cycle and the role of a software architect at your workplace. Can you think about possible improvements?

3. Why is it important to know and understand concepts, standards, and specifications? Provide examples from your workplace.

Case Study (Exercises): Design Patterns
Provide a description and code sample(s) on any design pattern from the list below
-Factory method and abstract factory
-Observer and messaging mechanisms
-Model-view-controller (MVC)
-Data access object
-Provider
-Proxy