Good book but outdated

This book came out in 1996 and unfortunately, its age shows. While OO purists might argue that the content of this book is as relevant as ever, I would disagree. For example, author is an opponent of entity/controller design and feels that it violates good OO design. It could very well be but the train for that argument has long left the station. MVC (or MVP) pattern is de facto standard for number of frameworks today and entity objects are used quite extensively. The book also makes no mention of design patterns even though Gang of 4 classic came out 2 years prior. While not necessarily a drawback, it would be great to see how author feels about different patterns and their use in real world (especially dependency injection since I have a feeling the author might not be a big fan of it).

Overall, I think it is a solid book but it would be great to see the same content with a modern treatment.

Other Reviews

• Lack of consistency in examples
• Should be considered a classic
• Good book but outdated
• Very mediocre
• Perfect for experienced OO developers