http://www.amazon.com/Object-Oriented-Thought-Process-Developers-Library/dp/0672330164
Is this book worth reading for a developer who is familiar with OO Programming in C++ and PHP5, but dosen't really get OO? (me) Please also suggest the alternatives you think are better and targeted to similar audience. The book doesn't have be in any specific language syntax.
This book is kind of classic for the oops.
As you can infer written by Grady Booch.
As you rightly pointed out language should not be the criteria for a OO book, rather than the concept.
P.S. why I can not add this amazon link as a tag ?
http://www.amazon.com/Object-Oriented-Analysis-Applications-Addison-Wesley-Technology/dp/020189551X/
I'd be more inclined to go with "Head First Object-Oriented Analysis and Design" (Amazon link)
Or maybe Scott Meyer's book "Effective C++", the first edition if you can find it.
This book has a great section on "Inheritance and OO" with several items in the section providing an excellent explanation about the whys and wherefores of various aspects of OO in C++. Though C++ focussed, this section provided a lot of insight for me concerning various aspects of OO.
Especially interesting is the item called "Say what you mean: understand what you're saying" that is only in the first edition.
Hmmm. Amazon's search inside feature is saying that this item is also in the second edition.
HTH.
cheers,
Rob