Programming GPS and OpenStreetMap Applications with Java

Part I

From Vision to Mission

This first part of this book takes a thorough look at the early intentions

of object-oriented programming and the implications thereof. Java can

be seen as the first programming language consistently developed with

software objects. This evolutionary step, wrapping up three decades of

experience and experiments with software objects becomes apparent by

comparing objects to independent electronic devices.

It is barely possible to find an introduction to software objects without

a reference to the real world. This book thus uses the analogy of objects

representing real physical objects in general and in detail. A look at models ...