Hard material

This book starts as very legible and even enjoyable prose. However, when the author gets into the real material it is pretty hard to follow for somebody who does not have a great background in OOAD, patterns and UML. This is not a beginners book. However, try reading it, since it is very good material.

Be aware, however, of very technical sentences like: "Containment and visibility are key characteristics of model elements in packages. Packages encapsulate the model elements htey contain and define their visibility as private, protected, or public." Certainly for somebody with a good understanding of OOAD can discern what is going on, but you will find that many, maybe too many, are written in this way.

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