Developing Business Applications with OpenStepTM

OpenStep is the software development environment co-developed by Sun and Next Computers. This book provides the first introduction to OpenStep and how it is used to build business applications for Next, Sun, and Windows NT systems. As well as covering the basics, it covers WebObjects (for developing world wide web applications) and the Enterprise Objects framework for developing database applications. No serious OpenStep developer will want to be without this book.

OpenStep is a landmark development. It brings together many of the features software developers have been seeking in a software development environment: true object orientation, open systems architecture, interoperability, robust class libraries, and the ability to separate the user interface from business logic in a way that allows applications to be deployed on multiple platforms, and over the World Wide Web. This book is an in-depth introduction to OpenStep and its use in developing business applications. The authors are experienced OpenStep developers and bring to the book the understanding that the process of object-oriented development is just as important as understanding the technology of object-oriented development. As a result, every potential OpenStep developer will find much of interest in this book.