Beginning C# 2008 Objects: From Concept to Code

Chapter 10. Modeling the Static/Data Aspects of the System

Having employed use case analysis techniques in Chapter 9 to round out the Student Registration System (SRS) requirements specification, we're ready to tackle the next stage of modeling, which is determining how we can meet those requirements in an object-oriented (OO) fashion. It's important when undertaking any code development project to spend time analyzing and designing the application before starting to write the actual code—and that's what we'll do with the SRS in this chapter. Writing code without proper planning is like driving somewhere new without looking at a map or using a GPS. You might get where you want to go, but not without a lot of wrong turns and backtracking.

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