One book I would thoroughly recommend is: Applying UML and Patterns: An Introduction to Object-Oriented Analysis and Design and the Unified by Craig Larman.
There are a number of facets to understand about OO programming such as inheritance/encapsulation etc. But the most difficult aspect of all is identifying the objects you need (assigning responsibilities) in a way which will ensure that moving forward your application is easier to maintain. Don't be put off by the title, the book provides a way of approaching the process of identifying the objects you need and provides an introduction to UML along the way. During the middle it discusses the application of design patterns and it is at this point I think you could do with the Head first book (which is a great book) to supplement your knowledge of them. HTH Kola > -----Original Message----- > From: Ian Skinner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 16 May 2006 16:46 > To: CF-Talk > Subject: SOT: OOD/Design Patterns and ColdFusion. > > I guess I just do not have a natural OOP/OOD/OOA type mind. I get a basic object > and its purpose to encapsulate data and functionality. But as soon as I try to start > putting objects together to build a system, I quickly get lost in a quagmire. This > usually results in my falling back to my procedural experience, peppered with a small > object or two, to get the current task done by my deadline. > > So can anybody point out a good resource or ten on how to actually program with > object and patterns. Everything I have found to date seems to be geared on selling > the why one should program this way and are very light on the how one actually > writes the code. > > Conversely, if I can pick the minds of this group, maybe somebody can give me some > pointers on how one would solve a common web requirement with objects/cfcs. This > would be a basic admin task of showing a list of items allowing for the adding and > editing of these items with data validation and the storage of the data in a database. > > I hear terms like beans, DAO's, MVC patterns ect. But I can't figure out how to even > start coding all this. > > I suppose that one could just pick a framework that uses all this. But I would feel > much more comfortable with choosing among the growing list of frameworks if I had a > clearer understanding of the basics. > > Thanks in advance. > > -------------- > Ian Skinner > Web Programmer > BloodSource > www.BloodSource.org > Sacramento, CA > > --------- > | 1 | | > --------- Binary Soduko > | | | > --------- > > "C code. C code run. Run code run. Please!" > - Cynthia Dunning > > Confidentiality Notice: This message including any > attachments is for the sole use of the intended > recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged > information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or > distribution is prohibited. If you are not the > intended recipient, please contact the sender and > delete any copies of this message. > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:240734 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
