This second edition of this very accessible book has been updated to provide a practical introduction to the design of object-oriented programs using UML. It includes detailed coverage of modelling ...

Accordingly, we propose cBuild, a distributed file cache to minimize costly image data downloads in cluster environments. Specifically, to enable inter-node image data sharing, cBuild designs a ...

A growing trend in software construction advocates the encapsulation of software building blocks as features which better match the specification of requirements. As a result, programmers find it ...