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Smalltalk with Style
Suzanne Skublics
Edward Klimas, Linea Engineering
David A. Thomas, Montana State University

ISBN-10: 0131655493
ISBN-13: 9780131655492

Publisher: Prentice Hall
Copyright: 1996
Format: Paper; 127 pp
Published: 06/26/1995
Status: Out of Print

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For object-oriented programming courses in Smalltalk or as a supplement to concepts of programming language or software engineering courses using Smalltalk.

Designed to bridge the gap between well-established software engineering principles and the actual practice of programing in an OOP language such as Smalltalk, this text documents a minimal set of guidelines and potential standards in design techniques that promote easy reuse and maintenance of object-oriented code, reduce the number of defects, and make code easier to read.

uses Smalltalk vocabulary and examples, however most of the concepts are generic and directly applicable to other object-oriented languages.

presents a set of specific guidelines for using Smalltalk in a disciplined manner. Each guideline consists of a concise statement of principles and examples.

addresses layout and structure — including overall program structure.

considers the level of comments needed in a project.

discusses reliability and portability issues.

excellent, inexpensive course supplement.

1. What's In a Name.

Introduction. General Naming Guidelines. Upper and Lower Case Letters. Class Names. Variable Names: Semantic or Typed? Method Names. Accessor Method Names. Method Parameter Names. Method Temporary Variable Names. Numbers. Abbreviations.

2. Comments.

Introduction. Code Comments. Component Comments. Applications. Classes. Methods. Comments within Source Code.

3. Code Formatting.

Introduction. Method Template. Horizontal Spacing. Indentation and Alignment. Cascaded Message Protocols. Number of Statements per Line. Blank Lines. Source Code Line Length. Parentheses.

4. Can Your Software Be Reused?

Introduction. Common Protocols. Accessor Methods—Variable-Free Programming. Class Evolution and Refactoring. Class Names and Pool Dictionaries.

5. Tips, Tricks, and Traps.

Introduction. Common Syntactic Mistakes. Assumption of Return Values. "Cut and Paste" Reuse. Common Yet Confusing Error Messages. Equality, Identity, and Equivalence. Collections. Creating Example Code. Testing. Potential Sources of Abuse and Misuse.

6. Summary of Guidelines.

Glossary.

References.

Index.

Smalltalk--Programming (Computer Science)

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