Java Programming With Corba - Softcover

J.K.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0471179868 ISBN 13: 9780471179863

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Wiley Computer Pub., 1997

Synopsis

Users will learn how to create the next generation of enterprise-wide business applications using Java and CORBA. After providing a brief overview of Java, CORBA, and Java ORBs, the book shows developers how to use them to build real Java applications. Real-world business examples show how to build both simple and complex programs using Java ORB tools.

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Review

The thesis of this dense book is that the integration of the Common Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA) and Java in the form of a Java Object Request Broker (ORB) makes for easier programming of powerful distributed systems. The authors assume that the reader knows object-oriented programming and has experience with distributed systems. The three Java ORBs featured are Visibroker for Java, OrbixWeb, and Sun Joe.

In the first few chapters, Vogel and Duddy give an overview of Java and CORBA concepts and introduce Java ORBs. They continue with examples of the use of Java ORBs, starting with the classic "Hello World." Additional chapters cover the Object Management Group Interface Definition Language (OMGIDL) mapping to Java, the fundamental CORBA services called the Naming and Trading Service, and advanced features including TypeCodes, the Dynamic Invocation Interface, the Tie mechanism, and others. Finally, they cover the creation of a hotel booking application to demonstrate how to use the objects described.

Appendices include a detailed OMG and CORBA reference and a listing of all the source code referenced in the book. (The source code can also be downloaded from the Web.) This concentrated volume reads like a textbook and the authors even suggest that it can be used for self-teaching or as material for a training course.

From the Back Cover

Create industrial-strength enterprise applications using Java and CORBA

Java developers, here's your chance to quickly master the skills you need to create powerful, CORBA-based business applications that interact with objects located anywhere on a network or the Internet, regardless of differences in operating systems or languages.

With this second edition, experts Vogel and Duddy have written two books in one: the first is a step-by-step introduction to programming with Java ORBs; the second is a solutions guide that provides detailed examples and design patterns for next-generation, Internet-based distributed systems. The authors provide many real-world examples to illustrate programming techniques, including complete code samples (not just snippets).

This completely updated and revised Second Edition features new and expanded coverage of:
* CORBA 2.1
* Java IDL
* Such advanced features as DII, DSI, and ANY
* CORBA Services for Naming, Trading, Events, and Security
* CORBA Beans
* Proven design patterns for Internet-based applications based on extensive, real-world project experience.

All examples are written using the Visigenic Visibroker ORB, but the techniques shown will work with any ORB you choose. Code and patterns are provided in source form in the book; complete source code is provided on the companion website.

Java Programming with CORBA, Second Edition gets you up to speed on what you need to know to satisfy the growing demand for fully interoperable, distributed, object-oriented enterprise applications.

On the book's companion website -www.wiley.com/compbooks/vogel-you'll find:
* All code from the book, ready to download
* Sample ORBs, including Visibroker.

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Wiley Computer Pub.
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471179868
• ISBN 13: 9780471179863
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352