Enterprise Computing With Objects: From Client/Server Environments to the Internet (Addison-Wesley Object Technology Series)

By Ralph Earle and Yen-Ping Shan

As the pace of change in business and technology continues to quicken, the business systems that are key to the enterprise's ability to adapt and prosper must also change rapidly. The expansion of enterprise computing into the world of the Internet makes the task of developing, deploying, and maintaining today's information systems even more challenging. With its modular approach to programming and capacity to manage complexity, object technology holds the key to success for enterprise computing to meet these challenges. Enterprise Computing with Objects helps the reader place rapidly evolving technologies-the Internet, the World Wide Web, distributed computing, object technology and client/server systems-in their appropriate context in relation to modern information systems. The authors distinguish what is essential from what is incidental, while imparting a clear understanding of how the underlying technologies fit together. The book examines essential topics, including data persistence, security, performance, scalability, and development tools. Even readers with existing experience in object technology or client/server programming can benefit from the perspectives offered here.With this book as an aid, designers and developers can better transition their information systems into the twenty-first century. 0201325667B04062001

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0201325667
• ISBN13: 9780201325669
• Release Date: December 1997
• Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.4" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

A Must Have For Developers New To OO Enterprise Applications

This book is a little bit dated, but most of what is here still applies. As long as new people are making the shift to OO devleopment, this book will be of great benefit.First of all, the authors give a very objective view of OO devleopment without a bunch of hype. Then, the book begins by addressing the non-OO way of developing client/server applications and explains how objects can fit in. After giving a road map of the...

A clear overview of OO applied to enterprise business apps

This book presents a clear and high-level overview of the issues and topics of client/server and OO computing. I've worked in the field for a while, so there was not much new material for me. Nevertheless, I still found it a useful read. It presents a coherent and comprehensive conceptual framework for thinking about the many of issues and tradeoffs in the field. The book's layout, format, and style make it readable...

visually a pleasure to read and no hype

This book was a pleasant surprise. I think it stands out. Here is why: many books don't survive the test of time. Either the technology is moving to the next buzzwords and the terminology in a just-published book is already slightly obsolete, or a book style is such that it concentrates only on extremely volatile and time-sensitive skills that it usefullness only lasts a couple of years. Of course an author can publish...

Great Intro to Object Technology

This is one of the top five technical book I have ever read. Unlike most technical books that are 40% filler, every page in this book contains interesting and useful information. Very well written. It is a great introduction to the latest object technology that is taking over enterprise computer. Every paragraph in the book has a one sentence summary of the paragraph in the margin. I found this feature very helpful...