Naked Objects

Richard Pawson is a Research Fellow with Computer Sciences Corporation, specialising in object--oriented techniques and agile software development. Robert Matthews is a freelance software architect and Java developer. He is the principal author of the Naked Objects framework. They are the co--founders of nakedobjects.org.

Introduction. Acknowledgements. Version information. 1. A critical look at object--orientation. A brief history of objects. Five practices that separate procedure and data. Defining a new approach. Case study: Government benefits processing. 2. Introducing a naked objectsa . The Naked Objects framework. The benefits of naked objects. Frequently Asked Questions. 3. Programming with Naked Objects. The anatomy of a naked object. Making the objects available to the user. Building a multi--user system. Enriching object behaviours. Writing tests. Case study: Retail marketing and pricing. 4. A development process. The exploration phase. The specification phase. The delivery phase. Case study: Arrears and collections. 5. Extending Naked Objects. Additional documentation available on our website. Some ways in which Naked Objects could be extended. Will naked o bject systems scale? Case study: Energy trading. Appendix A: Getting started. Appendix B: Code example. Apendix C: Cliche code. Appendix D: Icon library. Bibliography. Index.