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Object technology : a managers guide / David A. Taylor.

By: Taylor, David A, 1943-.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Reading, MA ; Harlow, England : Addison-Wesley, c1998Edition: 2nd ed.Description: xvi, 205 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0201309947.Subject(s): Object-oriented methods (Computer science)DDC classification: 005.117
Contents:
Three keys to object technology -- Objects: Natural Building Blocks -- Messages: Activating Objects -- Classes: Implementing objects -- Objects as software components -- Storing and sharing objects -- Beyond programs and databases -- Objects for the Enterprise -- The adaptive organization.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This guide introduces the subject of object technology to non-technical managers. This edition is updated with the newest terms, concepts and applications of objects, including Java as a commercial language and a discussion of its impact.

Rev. ed. of: Object-oriented technology. 1st ed. c1992.

Included bibliographical references (pages 177-182) and index.

Three keys to object technology -- Objects: Natural Building Blocks -- Messages: Activating Objects -- Classes: Implementing objects -- Objects as software components -- Storing and sharing objects -- Beyond programs and databases -- Objects for the Enterprise -- The adaptive organization.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Who Should Read This Book
  • How to Read the Book
  • What's New in This Edition
  • An Invitation to Interact
  • 1 Three Keys to Object Technology
  • Why Objects?
  • Objects and Encapsulation
  • Messages and Polymorphism
  • Classes and Inheritance
  • 2 Objects: Natural Building Blocks
  • Nature's Building Blocks
  • The Anatomy of an Object
  • Constructing Composite Objects
  • Designing Multilevel Systems
  • 3 Messages: Activating Objects
  • The Anatomy of a Message
  • Sending the Right Information
  • The Power of Polymorphis
  • 4 Classes: Implementing Objects
  • The Anatomy of a Class
  • Defining Variables
  • Specialization Hierarchies
  • 5 Objects as Software Components
  • A New Industrial Revolution
  • Making Software Components Work
  • Building the Right Components
  • 6 Storing and Sharing Objects
  • The Problem of Persistence
  • A New Generation of Databases
  • The Battle of the Generations
  • 7 Beyond Programs and Databases
  • Integrating Procedures and Data
  • The Evolution of Object Engines
  • The End of Applications
  • 8 Objects for the Enterprise
  • Distributing Objects
  • From Objects to Agents
  • Designing for Scalability
  • 9 The Adaptive Organization
  • Understanding Adaptive Systems
  • Increasing Organizational Adaptivity
  • Adaptivity Through Objects
  • Appendix: A Software Construction Primer
  • Suggested Readings
  • Glossary
  • Index
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Author notes provided by Syndetics

An internationally recognized authority on object technology, Dr. David A. Taylor has written numerous articles on business and technology, given keynote speeches at conferences, and served as the voice of authority for some of the world s leading companies. He is the author four books and coauthor of two others, including the acclaimed Object Technology, Second Edition: A Manager s Guide, (Addison-Wesley, 1998). Before founding Enterprise Engines, Inc., a company that develops supply-chain software, Dr. Taylor worked as a consultant helping Fortune 500 companies adopt object technology.



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