Object-oriented Programming with Prototypes (EATCS Monographs in Theoretical Computer Science) - Hardcover

Blaschek, Gunther

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3540564691 ISBN 13: 9783540564690

Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K, 1994

Synopsis

Object-oriented programming is a popular buzzword these days. What is the reason for this popularity? Is object-oriented programming the solution to the software crisis or is it just a fad? Is it a simple evolutionary step or a radical change in software methodology? What is the central idea behind object-orien- ted design? Are there special applications for which object-oriented program- ming is particularly suited? Which object-oriented language should be used? There is no simple answer to these questions. Although object-oriented programming was invented more than twenty years ago, we still cannot claim that we know everything about this programming technique. Many new con- cepts have been developed during the past decade, and new applications and implications of object-oriented programming are constantly being discovered. This book can only try to explain the nature of object-oriented program- ming in as much detail as possible. It should serve three purposes. First, it is intended as an introduction to the basic concepts of object-oriented program- ming. Second, the book describes the concept of prototypes and explains why and how they can improve the way in which object-oriented programs are developed. Third, it introduces the programming language Omega, an object- oriented language that was designed with easy, safe and efficient software development in mind.

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Synopsis

This textbook is intended for the novice as well as for the experienced programmer who wants to learn more about object-oriented programming. Following an introduction to the principles of OOP, the book describes prototypes as a vehicle for the construction of object-oriented programs and introduces the new programming language OMEGA. OMEGA has been developed by the author as a type-safe object-oriented language and is targeted at easy, safe and efficient software construction. The reader is expected to have some experience with structured and modular programming, as these techniques constitute the foundation on which the object-oriented principles are based.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
• Publication date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3540564691
• ISBN 13: 9783540564690
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 347