Tool support for implementation of object-oriented class relationships and patterns

dc.creator	James H. Paterson
dc.creator	John Haddow
dc.date	2007-10-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-08-12T11:20:35Z
dc.date.available	2015-08-12T11:20:35Z
dc.identifier	1473-7507
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/9307e5ce16e4453096182220c6131cd7
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/28381
dc.description	This paper reports the use of the PatternCoder tool in the teaching of object-oriented design and programming. This tool has been developed by the authors as an extension to the BlueJ Java Integrated Development Environment (IDE). PatternCoder encapsulates knowledge of design patterns and basic class relationships, and of the techniques required for their implementation in Java. It guides students through a step-by-step process: select an appropriate pattern or relationship; give the classes which participate in the pattern names relevant to the current problem domain; and generate code for minimal Java class definitions which can then be explored and extended. The tool was initially developed with a view to teaching advanced design patterns, but we have explored its use within introductory classes, viewing binary class relationships as simple design patterns. Initial experience with the tool within an introductory Java module has been positive, with students actively choosing to use the tool and feeling that the teaching approach based on its use was beneficial to their understanding of class relationships.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Higher Education Academy Subject Network for Information & Computer Sciences
dc.relation	http://www.ics.heacademy.ac.uk/italics/vol6iss4/paterson_haddow.pdf
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1473-7507
dc.source	ITALICS, Vol 6, Iss 4, Pp 108-124 (2007)
dc.subject	design
dc.subject	object-orientation
dc.subject	code-generation
dc.subject	Java
dc.subject	patterns
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Tool support for implementation of object-oriented class relationships and patterns
dc.type	article