B024281 - OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING

Italian (slides in English)

Object oriented programming, C++ and software engineering basics

M. Bertini, "Programmazione object-oriented in C++. Design pattern e introduzione alle buone pratiche di programmazione", Editrice Esculapio

E. Vicario, "Fondamenti di programmazione. Linguaggio C, strutture dati, algoritmi elementari, C++", Editrice Esculapio
D.S. Malik, "Programmazione in C++", Apogeo
L.J. Aguilar, "Fondamenti di programmazione in C++", McGraw-Hill
B. Eckel, "Thinking in C++", freely available (HTML version) from: http://www.mindview.net/Books/DownloadSites
Gamma, Helm, Johnson, Vlissides, "Design patterns", Pearson Education
Additional material (course slides and additional links) available on the course website (http://www.micc.unifi.it/bertini/)

Learn the basics of object oriented programming and design patterns.
Students will be able to program OO software in C++, and will have a basic knowledge of OOA and OOD. Representative Design Patterns will be presented.

Knowledge of C programming.

About 60% of lessons will be lectures in the classroom and 40% as programming exercises in labs.

Programming exercises will be assigned during the course, and corrections and evaluations will be delivered through a special web site.

All the course materials are provided through the e-learning site of the University of Florence.

The exam schedule is maintained on the web site (http://www.micc.unifi.it/bertini)

There are 2 types of examination, used to verify :

- the knowledge of basic C++ instructions
- the knowledge of basics of object oriented programming
- the capability to design classes and methods
- the capability to apply basic design patterns to design classes

1) Written and oral examination:

Written examination will consist of 3-4 questions about theoretical aspect of the course, and 2-4 short programming problems. Oral examination will consist of questions about the topics of the written exam and related arguments.

Successful evaluation of a mid-term exam regarding the C++ language allows to avoid the questions on the theoretical aspects in the final exam
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2) development of a C++ program:

The goal of the program has to be decided in accordance with the instructor. Every 10-14 days the student will meet the instructor to show the progress, discuss development problems and will be given feedback about his work.

C++ language:
-Classes and objects
-Data abstraction
-Methods
-Operator Overloading
-Class Inheritance and Multiple Inheritance
-Virtual functions and abstract base classes
-Polymorphism
-Generic programming and templates
-Exceptions handling

OOA, OOD and OOP
-encapsulation
-delegation
-inversion of responsibility
-substitution
-implementation and interface inheritance
-fragile base class
-resource allocation
-responsibility, cohesion, coupling


Introduction to design patterns and idioms
-RAII
Fundamental Design Patterns:
-Observer
-Factory and Singleton
-Adapter