This course teaches principles and practices of advanced object-oriented design and programming.

Students learn the following concepts:

Class-Level



Method design


Class design


Classes and interfaces


Subtyping and inheritance


Implementing inheritance


Design by contract



Collaboration-Level



Values vs. objects


Role objects


Type objects


Object creation


Collaboration-based design


Design patterns



Component-Level



Error handling


Meta-object protocols


Frameworks and components


Domain-driven design


API evolution