2. How to Think in Terms of Objects
In Chapter 1, “Introduction to Object-Oriented Concepts,” you learned the fundamental object-oriented (OO) concepts. The rest of the book delves more deeply into these concepts and introduces several others. Many factors go into a good design, whether it is an OO design or not. The fundamental unit of OO design is the class. The desired end result of OO design is a robust and functional object model—in other words, a complete system.
As with most things in life, there is no single right or wrong way to approach a problem. There are usually many ways to tackle the same problem. So when attempting to design an OO solution, don’t get hung up in trying to do a perfect design the first time (there will always be ...
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