Object technology in application development
By: Daniel Tkach, Richard Puttick ; [forewords by Gary Cohen and Grady Booch].
Contributors: Puttick, Richard.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Pub. Co.
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Reading, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 221
Subjects: Object-oriented methods (Computer science); Application software -- Development.
Description: This comprehensive guide, developed at the IBM International Technical Support Organization Center in San Jose, California, is ideal for managers and developers applying object-oriented methods in large-scale information technology environments.

The authors, Daniel Tkach and Richard Puttick, two IBM consultants with extensive experience in object technology projects worldwide, demonstrate the benefits, pitfalls and trade-offs of object-oriented methodologies, providing a wealth of information that will help managers make choices about the resources and technologies available for application development.

The book discusses the impact of object technology on management decisions with examples from real, full-scale environments in which productivity has increased significantly from the use of object technology in the development of core enterprise applications.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-216) and index.