It is great that you are looking into OOSC2. Yes Meyer is somewhat difficult to read since he is so thorough, precise and detail-oriented that it can become ted

It is great that you are looking into OOSC2. Yes Meyer is somewhat difficult to read since he is so thorough, precise and detail-oriented that it can become tedious at times. Take your time going through the book to get the big picture of his OO design/implementation arguments rather than the details of the Eiffel language (not necessary during the first pass). It is a huge book so skip topics as needed to focus on the essential concepts. You should also look into Meyer's "Design By Contract" technique for writing "correct" OO and other-paradigm programs. This is of great value in real-world programming. PS: You might also find another Meyer's book Agile! The Good, the Hype and the Ugly quite instructive - https://learning.acm.org/techtalks/agile https://learning.acm.org/techtalks/agile