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Object-Oriented Design & Modeling
- I think you have heard these words many times. If you are a programmer, you may wonder why I should care about design, my job is only writing code! But the truth is that everyone who writes code also designs code -- either well or badly, either consciously or unconsciously.
Object-Oriented Technology is a philosophy more than just a way of programming. It has been applied in the entire software development cycle. Several methodologies have been developed and applied in the real world. The great figures in this area are BOOCH, RUMBAUGH et al. The recently excellent outcome is UML (Unified Modeling Language).
- As a student of economics, you may ask another question: why should I take into consider this technology? The answer is that it can be applied to model your entire business. The convergence of object-oriented technology and business systems methodologies has led to a new discipline: business engineering. The goal of business engineering is to improve the performance of an enterprise through formal modeling, the application of appropriate concepts, best practices, and information technology (IT).
In engineering, a new car is modeled and thoroughly tested on a computer before any physical prototype is ever built. A business that has accurate models can test out new ideas cheaply and then adapt to changing market conditions quickly. Object-Oriented Technology--a tool traditionally used by software developers--is ready to tackle the job.
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