PowerBuilder 5 Object-Oriented Design and Development

Name: PowerBuilder 5 Object-Oriented Design and Development
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ISBN: 9780070244696

ISBN-10: 0070244693

ISBN-13: 9780070244696

Edition: 1996 (Annual)

Authors: William Green, Millard F. Brown

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This is a guide to the industry's foremost graphical user interface development tool, covering all the features of the long-awaited version 5.0.

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List price: $49.95
Copyright year: 1996
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 631
Size: 7.50" wide x 9.50" long x 2.00" tall
Weight: 2.882
Language: English

Preface	p. xvii
Foreword	p. xxxvii
Acknowledgments	p. xxxix
PowerBuilder for Managers	p. 1
Introduction	p. 1
Part Objectives	p. 4
Summary	p. 6
Management Commitment	p. 7
Introduction	p. 7
Informed Decision Making	p. 7
Reusability Is a Goal, Not a Method	p. 8
Why PowerBuilder?	p. 8
Why Should We Reuse?	p. 9
The Myths and the Realities	p. 11
How to Maximize Productivity	p. 16
Summary	p. 17
Developing a Strategy for Reuse	p. 19
Introduction	p. 19
Chapter Objectives	p. 19
The Reusability Strategy	p. 19
Summary	p. 26
Standards and Guidelines	p. 27
Introduction	p. 27
Chapter Objectives	p. 30
Graphical User Interface (GUI) Development Guidelines	p. 30
Coding and Naming Guidelines	p. 31
Planning Standards	p. 39
Design Standards	p. 42
Development Guidelines	p. 44
Testing Standards	p. 46
Documentation Standards	p. 47
Deployment Guidelines	p. 48
Summary	p. 53
Class Libraries	p. 55
Introduction	p. 55
Chapter Objectives	p. 55
Evaluating Class Libraries	p. 60
Where Can You Get More Information?	p. 66
What Libraries Are Available?	p. 67
Summary	p. 68
Developing Reusable Classes	p. 69
Introduction	p. 69
Chapter Objectives	p. 69
Comparing the Different Approaches to Building Reusable Classes	p. 70
Designing Reusable Classes	p. 72
Summary	p. 84
Common Reusable Object Libraries	p. 85
Introduction	p. 85
Chapter Objectives	p. 85
How Do These Objects Benefit Your Organization?	p. 86
How to Encourage the Paradigm Shift	p. 88
How to Construct CRO and CBC Libraries	p. 89
Buy-In from Project Teams	p. 90
Designing Specifically for CRO Use	p. 91
Summary	p. 91
The Pilot Project	p. 93
Introduction	p. 93
The Selection Process	p. 94
Building on the Methodology	p. 96
Supporting the Pilot Effort	p. 96
Marketing Success	p. 97
Summary	p. 98
Building on the Foundation	p. 101
Introduction	p. 101
Chapter Objectives	p. 101
Building on the Foundation	p. 101
Supporting the Foundation	p. 104
Summary	p. 106
Third-Party Software	p. 107
Introduction	p. 107
Third-Party Software	p. 107
Summary	p. 114
Developing a Class Library	p. 115
Introduction	p. 115
Part Objectives	p. 116
Methodologies	p. 117
Case Study: Object Framework	p. 119
Requirements Analysis	p. 121
Introduction	p. 121
Chapter Objectives	p. 121
Where to Start	p. 123
Library Design Objectives	p. 123
Basic Methodology	p. 125
Deciding on a Library Architecture	p. 125
Agreeing on Naming Conventions	p. 131
Gathering Requirements from Developers and Users	p. 131
Build the Project Requirements List	p. 133
Cost/Benefit Study of Requirements	p. 133
Project Scope Definition	p. 133
Determine Requirement Activities	p. 135
Summary	p. 136
Logical Class Definition (Class Library)	p. 139
Introduction	p. 139
Chapter Objectives	p. 140
Design Objectives	p. 141
Defining Logical Classes	p. 141
Expanding Activities	p. 144
Summary	p. 155
Physical Class Design	p. 157
Introduction	p. 157
Chapter Objectives	p. 158
Maintaining Our Design Objectives	p. 159
Adhering to Design Principles	p. 159
Physical Class Definition	p. 187
Summary	p. 206
Object Construction	p. 207
Introduction	p. 207
Chapter Objectives	p. 207
Object Administration	p. 208
Object Construction	p. 210
Tips and Techniques	p. 226
Summary	p. 246
Object Testing and Documentation	p. 247
Introduction	p. 247
Chapter Objectives	p. 248
Object Testing	p. 248
Test Management	p. 256
Other Testing Considerations	p. 257
Object Documentation	p. 257
Summary	p. 259
Productivity Aids	p. 261
Introduction	p. 261
Chapter Objectives	p. 261
Simple Wizards	p. 263
Extendible Wizards	p. 263
Adding an Object to an Extendible Wizard	p. 270
Summary	p. 274
Support Infrastructure Development	p. 277
Introduction	p. 277
Chapter Objectives	p. 277
Goals of the Support Infrastructure	p. 277
Components of the Ideal Support Infrastructure	p. 278
The Nature of Support	p. 279
Assigning Priority	p. 282
Developing the Infrastructure	p. 283
Handling a Support Request	p. 286
Summary	p. 288
Library Maintenance	p. 289
Introduction	p. 289
Chapter Objectives	p. 289
Methodologies Introduced	p. 290
The Automatic Correction Facility	p. 290
Staged Maintenance	p. 290
Maintaining Separate Versions	p. 291
Using Regression Testing	p. 291
Cleaning Up	p. 292
Panic Time	p. 299
Summary	p. 300
Library Performance Metrics	p. 301
Introduction	p. 301
Chapter Objectives	p. 301
The Perception of Performance	p. 301
Inheritance: Myths and Realities	p. 304
Objects and Architecture: The Roles They Play	p. 308
Functions and Events: The Debate Continues	p. 308
Using the Library Search Path	p. 310
The Environment and Its Effect on Performance	p. 310
Compile Scenarios	p. 312
Benchmarking and Tuning	p. 313
What Should You Test?	p. 317
Test Results and Analysis	p. 319
Summary	p. 319
Retooling Existing Projects	p. 321
Introduction	p. 321
Chapter Objectives	p. 321
Methodologies Introduced	p. 321
Justifying the Retrofit	p. 322
Estimating a Retroifit	p. 323
Implementing a Retrofit: The Tasks	p. 324
Summary	p. 333
Application Development	p. 335
Introduction	p. 335
Part Objectives	p. 335
Application Development Methodologies	p. 336
Summary	p. 343
Application Planning and Management	p. 345
Introduction	p. 345
Chapter Objectives	p. 345
Preparing for Development	p. 346
Preparing the Development Project Plan	p. 352
Project Management	p. 354
Summary	p. 354
Application Logical Design (Requirements Analysis)	p. 355
Introduction	p. 355
Chapter Objectives	p. 356
The Case Study: Base Class Library Administration	p. 356
Requirement Analysis	p. 364
Logical Class Definition	p. 371
Database Definition	p. 372
Summary	p. 375
Physical Design	p. 377
Introduction	p. 377
Chapter Objectives	p. 377
Physical Design	p. 378
Summary	p. 408
Application Development	p. 409
Introduction	p. 409
Chapter Objectives	p. 409
Constructing Your Libraries	p. 410
The Search Path	p. 410
Encapsulation Techniques	p. 413
Building from a Base	p. 413
Building Objects	p. 414
GUI Considerations	p. 417
Source Control	p. 418
PowerBuilder Library Maintenance	p. 418
Summary	p. 421
Object Integration	p. 423
Introduction	p. 423
Chapter Objectives	p. 423
Static Service	p. 424
Declarative Service	p. 426
Dynamic Service	p. 427
Accessing Service Functions	p. 429
Object Brokers	p. 429
Summary	p. 432
Application Testing	p. 433
Introduction	p. 433
Chapter Objectives	p. 433
Using Method Test Plans	p. 434
Preparing Test Cases	p. 442
Using Automated Testing Tools	p. 446
Summary	p. 447
Implementation and Maintenance	p. 449
Introduction	p. 449
Chapter Objectives	p. 449
Implementation	p. 449
Maintenance	p. 454
Summary	p. 459
Documentation Development	p. 461
Introduction	p. 461
Part Objectives	p. 462
Methodologies Introduced	p. 464
Types of Documents	p. 465
Chapter Objectives	p. 465
Classifications of Documents	p. 465
Analysis Documents	p. 468
Design Documents	p. 469
Deployment Documents: User and Technical Manuals	p. 471
Deployment Documents: The Knowledge Base	p. 472
Deployment Documents: On-Line Help	p. 472
Summary	p. 472
Documentation Development	p. 473
Introduction	p. 473
Application User Manuals Based on Navigation Workflow	p. 474
Application Technical Manual Based on Object Mapping	p. 478
Class Library Technical Manual Based on Class Hierarchy	p. 481
Turning Code into Documentation	p. 484
Summary	p. 486
Automated Documentation	p. 487
Introduction	p. 487
Automated Documentation: Concepts and Justification	p. 487
Using ORCA	p. 489
Summary	p. 519
Developing On-Line Help	p. 521
Introduction	p. 521
What Is On-Line Help?	p. 521
Chapter Objectives	p. 522
Why On-Line Help Is Needed	p. 522
Development Tools for On-Line Help	p. 523
Planning On-Line Help	p. 526
Development of On-Line Help	p. 534
Integrating Help with PowerBuilder	p. 537
Compilation and Distribution	p. 542
Useful On-Line Help Topics and Files	p. 542
Summary	p. 542
Training	p. 543
Introduction	p. 543
Chapter Objectives	p. 543
Technologies	p. 544
Develop or Buy?	p. 545
Planning	p. 547
Get to Know Your Audience	p. 548
Outline Development	p. 549
Materials Development	p. 550
Workshops	p. 551
Delivering Training	p. 552
Follow Up	p. 553
Summary	p. 553
Implementation and Beyond	p. 555
Introduction	p. 555
What We Cover	p. 555
The Implementation Chapters	p. 556
Development Tool Maintenance	p. 556
Summary	p. 556
Library Implementation	p. 557
Introduction	p. 557
Implementation Guidelines: The Implementation Checklist	p. 558
Library Distribution	p. 568
Performance Metrics	p. 570
Summary	p. 570
Application Implementation	p. 571
Introduction	p. 571
Implementation Guidelines	p. 573
Software Distribution	p. 594
Deployment FAQs	p. 595
Summary	p. 602
Maintaining Your Environment: DLLs and Other Three-Letter Words	p. 603
Introduction	p. 603
Chapter Objectives	p. 603
What Is There to Maintain?	p. 604
What Is Certification and How Does It Help?	p. 604
Anatomy of an Upgrade	p. 607
What Is Coming Next?	p. 610
Tips and Techniques to Avoid the Impending Disaster	p. 610
Summary	p. 612
The Future of Client-Server and PowerBuilder	p. 613
Introduction	p. 613
Chapter Objectives	p. 613
PowerBuilder 5.0	p. 614
Multi-Tiered Architecture	p. 615
OLE 2	p. 618
Windows 95/Windows NT	p. 618
Multiplatform Compatibility	p. 619
Summary	p. 619
Summary, Conclusions, and Appendix Z	p. 621
Introduction	p. 621
Summary and Conclusions	p. 622
Appendix Z, or What the Publisher Did Not Want You to See	p. 622
Index	p. 625
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