Introduction to OOP

Chapter 26: Distributed Computing :

Across a Network

The next level of complexity is to do the same sort of thing, but allow the components to exist across the network.

This is part of what MS is trying to do with its dot-net program. Allow the creation of components which can then be assembled even when they exist on widely separated computers.

Many parts of this problem:

Registration -- how do you find out what components exist out there?
Interface Query -- how do you find out what interfaces these components use
Connection -- how do you make a dynamic connection with a remote object
Interaction -- how do you communicate with a remote object

Each of these steps is at the moment unstandarized, but a lot of effort is going into each. Expect a lot of work on this in the future.

Across a Network

Intro OOP, Chapter 26, Slide 09