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Introduction to CRC Cards CRC Card = Class Responsibility Collaboration Card Purpose: interactively brainstorm an initial design of a program or program segment to help developers think in an object-oriented way avoid thinking about implementation details too early Invented in 1989 by Kent Beck and Ward Cunningham

CRC Cards Class – the name of an OO class (a good descriptive noun) Responsibility – the things the OO class does (behavior responsibility) Collaborator – the relationship the class has with other classes Class Name Main Responsibility Description Responsibilities Collaborators X 6 (or 3 X 5) Index card Class attributes (what the class must know about itself – knowledge responsibility) on the back of the card

Slide 4 An Example CRC Card - Wixom, & Roth Main Responsibility A patient makes appointments, review or configure insurance information, and provides medical history

Slide 5 An Example CRC Card - Wixom, & Roth

CRC Cards  What next? Class Name Main Responsibility Description Responsibilities Collaborators Turn these cards into your class diagram Card  Class Responsibilities  Methods Collaborators  Associations (need to have instances of collaborating classes) Data members on the card back  Attributes