Computer Science 48

Learning Resources

PDF links (for topics not really covered by the textbook) - all from Craig Larman, Applying UML and Patterns: An Introduction to Object-Oriented Analysis and Design, and the Unified Process. 2nd Edition.:
- Development process - Chapters 1 and 2.
- Requirements analysis - Chapters 5, 6 and 7.
- Interaction diagrams - Chapter 15.
- Architecture planning - Chapters 30, 31 and 32.
Textbook: Steve McConnell. Code Complete, 2nd Edition, Microsoft Press, 2004.
Sites by the author, the publisher, and Amazon.

Use Cases and User Stories
- Use Cases, Use Case Analysis
- User stories (simpler, more agile)
- Requirements 101: User Stories vs. Use Cases by Andrew Stellman
- 10 Tips for writing good user stories
UML tools and references
- Official UML site - specifications and much more.
- Visual Paradigm Community Edition - free version of a UML drawing and modelling tool. This one was highly recommended by a former CS 48 TA.
- MagicDraw UML - commercial UML drawing tool, and usually a trial version for download
- Violet - a free, but limited UML editor
- Project argouml - an open source object-oriented design tool
- Creately - free "Online Diagramming & Design" with collaboration support
- Links and stuff - Mike Godfrey's "My Little UML page"
Design Patterns
- The Design Patterns book - by the "Gang of Four" (GoF) authors, Erich Gamma, Richard Helm, Ralph Johnson, and John Vlissides
- Design class diagrams - alphabetically ordered GoF patterns
- Discussion of design patterns by SourceMaking. Check out some other links there too, about Antipatterns, Refactoring and UML.
- Design Patterns Examples
- Factory Method Design Pattern for Android
Open-source, cross-platform graphics, etc.
- SDL, SFML - alternative mulitimedia libraries.
- wxWidgets - graphical user interface API.
- Allegro - a game programming library.

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