• If you are new to SFU, read about the The Assignment Lab, which includes info on what software available, lab hours and more
• Info and tutorials on UML available from http://www.rational.com/uml
• Official UML Documentation
• UML Quick Reference

UML Tools:

• Object Modeler (personal edition) from objecteering
• ArgoUML (open source)
• Free Trial of TogetherControlCenter (from TogetherSoft)
• Free Trial of Rational Rose (from Rational)
• many other UML tools

Patterns:

• Patterns homepage
• Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable OO Software
• Design patterns matrix
• GoF Design Patterns Overview + sample implementations in C++ and Java
• UML Class Diagrams for GoF Patterns
• Sample design pattern (Security Policy)
• Design Patterns Java Companion (online book)
• Thinking in Patterns (online book but under development)

Design by Contract

• Design by Contract in Eiffel
• Programming correctness and assertions Code showing how to implement assertions in Java
• iContract a design by contract tool (preprocessor) for Java

javadoc

• How to write doc comments for javadoc

Ant (XML-based Build Tool)

• Ant
• download the binaries for Windows
• Sample build.xml file

Testing

• Test Infected: Programmers Love to Write Tests
• JUnit: Unit Testing Framework for Java

Configuration Management Tools

• CVS (Concurrent Version System)
• Bugzilla: Defect Tracking System

Software Cost Estimation

• COCOMO 81 Calculator
• COCOMO II

Process Improvement

• Capability Maturity Model (CMM)

Software Processes (including lightweight...also known as Agile)

• Rational Unified Process (RUP)
• RUP: Best Practices for Software Development Teams
• eXtreme Programming (XP)
• A Comparison of RUP and XP
• Pair Programming
• Personal Software Process (PSP)