Summary:
Though object-oriented software has become the predominant choice of business and commercial programmers, companies everywhere are still struggling with what to do with millions of lines of legacy code written in traditional languages. Offering tested techniques and tips and supported by numerous real-world case studies, this book offers a comprehensive transition framework for confronting the problem. Hands-on advice includes strategies for dealing with large-scale, mission-critical, and shrink-wrapped development environments.

Table of Contents:
A TRANSITION FRAMEWORK.

Transition Planning.

PLANNING AND PREPROJECT ACTIVITIES.

Effective Development Planning.

Dealing with Culture Change.

OBJECT-ORIENTED INSERTION ACTIVITIES.

Selecting the Right Object-Oriented Technique.

Selecting the Right Computer-Aided Software Engineering Tool.

Staffing and Organizing the Project.

Training.

Dealing with Legacy Systems.

Budget for Reuse.

OBJECT-ORIENTED PROJECT MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.

Analyzing, Modeling, and Prototyping.

Effective Project Tracking and Control.

Defining and Documenting the Development Process.

Applying Software Metrics.

Inspecting Object-Oriented Software Products.

Integrating Software Documentation.

Appendices.

Index.