The Essential Corba: Systems Integration Using Distributed Objects

by Thomas J. Mowbray and Ron Zahavi

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471106119
• ISBN13: 9780471106111
• Release Date: August 1995
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.5" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Excellent summary of architectural constructs

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.