A Methodology for Constructing a Design Handbook for Object Oriented Systems

Design reuse in mature engineering disciplines is helped by the presence of Design Handbooks. These handbooks help in organizing design knowledge in a format suitable for systematic reuse. This paper attempts to provide a methodology to construct a design handbook to help reuse in building object oriented systems. The handbook attempts to provide a formal basis for design decisions in the context of object oriented software development. A speciic case of choosing a design pattern is illustrated to demonstrate the practical utility of the methodology proposed.