April 2001
Intermediate to advanced
368 pages
8h 5m
English
When I began my return to the world of computer software in 1986, objects were clearly heating up as a topic, although many developers and their managers then looked askance at what might have seemed like just another trend de jour whose 15 minutes of fame would soon fade. However, it seemed to me that there was more to the story, that objects represented another cornerstone in the foundations of software engineering practice (see Chapter 24). Encouraged by George Schussel of Digital Consulting, Inc., I organized and chaired the Object-Oriented Systems Symposium, a traveling forum that, over several successful years, provided a platform for such leaders and thinkers as Grady Booch, Dave Thomas, and Rebecca ...
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