Framework-Based Software Development in C++

Why has C++ failed to deliver on so many of its ambitious promises? Framework-Based Software Development in C++ offers some intriguing answers and specific suggestions for adapting the software-development process to better leverage the capabilities of C++. Writing in clear language with a conversational tone, Gregory Rogers demonstrates the importance of defining programming projects not in terms of specific requirements but as one implementation of a more-general workflow model, for example. By performing an up-front "domain analysis" that identifies common characteristics of similar problems, developers can build frameworks that make code more adaptable to future uses. Rogers's "design patterns"--common guidelines to be used as a departure point for defining frameworks--offer valuable insights into general classes of programming problems.