Explains the rationale, object-oriented principles and engineering strategies in order to design, utilize and establish a successful CORBA-based structure. Demonstrates how the technology can readily accommodate heterogeneous combinations of platforms, R&D prototypes as well as legacy and commercial software. Describes how these techniques and tactics are effective within organizations and across federated communities of software suppliers and consumers.
Despite some distracting professor-speak, which belies a lack of practical or real-world experience with programming, the book does provide an execellent architectural view of CORBA for experienced professionals with some exposure to Object Oriented tools and techniques (anything from C++ to PowerBuilder). Weak perhaps on commercial tools and actual implementations, the book is strong on the case for the destributed objects paradigm and component-ware approach. I enjoyed it (but wrote furiously in the margins. Example: author elaborates objecti-orientation using a "TV set" metopher that I found completing unenlightening.
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