Object Oriented Technologies: Opportunities and Challenges

The continual evolution of object oriented technologies creates both opportunities and challenges. However, despite the growing popularity of object oriented technology, there are numerous issues that have contributed to its inability to entrench itself firmly and take over from the older, proven technologies. Object oriented technology's image problem has created a highly difficult decision-making process for corporations considering widespread adoption of these technologies. This study addresses concerns, opportunities and technology trends in the application of object oriented technologies. The chapters of this book were selected to represent a variety of perspectives concerning the present and future of this broad sub-field of software development.