Object Oriented Analysis (2nd Edition)

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Summary: Good book to start with
Review: I've used it for a couple of years in a three-day introductory courses about OOA/D and the 'students' found it easy to learn. It's good because it softly introduces to the concepts of object orientation keeping in mind the fact that many people worked for years in a 'functional' way. Also good because you can use it every day while making analysis. In fact it's a manual. The two examples (one about an airline system and another about vehicle categorization) are developed together with the various aspects of the methodology and this helps to understand how to apply it. It's good also because it clearly separates analysis from design concerns. Of course now shows its age, but can be a good introductory book.

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Summary: Dear Friend,
Review: Thanks for your kind interest. I hope you'll enjoy reading this on-going series on better software design. Along with the books, please also take a look at: The Coad Letter (free technical newsletter, http://www.oi.com/newsletters.htm), Together Professional (Jolt Award winning design tools, http://www.oi.com/together.htm), Hands-on "Object Models" and "Java Programming" Workshops (http://www.oi.com/ workshops.htm). Best wishes for great success, Peter Coad ([e-mail]) ///// About Peter Coad: Peter Coad is the innovator behind the leading software development method that bears his name. He has co-authored books on all aspects of object-oriented development, including Object-Oriented Analysis; Object-Oriented Design; Object-Oriented Programming; Object Models: Strategies, Patterns, and Applications; and Java Design: Building Better Apps and Applets. Coad is probably the world's most experienced object-model builder: he has developed hundreds of object models to date. He founded Object International in 1986; its mission is "helping teams deliver frequent, tangible, working results." In addition to consulting, Object International publishes development tools, including Playground (a shareware object-modeling environment) and the award-winning Together/C++. Peter's current work focuses on Java-inspired design for building applications in Java or C++. Reach him at [e-mail], or visit Object International's Web site (http://www.oi.com).

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Summary: A Classic
Review: This book is one of the classics on the subject. Coad and Yourdon have been among the pioneers on OO methodologies, and their one is a well respected account.
What they provide is a complete methodology that covers all the software engineering phases, from analysis (with this book) to implementation (their OOP book).
You'll find that specialized magazines routinely presents articles that compares various methodologies. In each of them you'll always find Coad-Yourdon one. For this reason, despite the book is a bit old-dated, it worths a read and, indeed, it can be easily red. You'll gain a better understanding of the modern OO literature, and some insights that are timeless.

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Summary: Great book
Review: This is one of my favorite books. It was the first book that ever really explained OO in an understandable and compelling way! Peter Coad offers an excellent, real world approach to modelling using Object Oriented Analysis. This book optimally fits in with the rest of the series (OOA & OOP) but serves as a stand-alone as well. The book serves as an excellent resource for Software engineers

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Summary: A must for any serious C++ programmer
Review: This is the essence of object oriented analysis, encompassing all aspects of the topic. I wholeheartedly recommend it to programmers of all levels.