http://www.mkp.com/books_catalog/catalog.asp?ISBN=0-12490-340-1
"Dynamic Object Technology Clearly Explained"
Does anybody have this book? Is it available?
Is it worth to buy?
Rainer Joswig
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Rainer Joswig, Hamburg, Germany
Email: ·············@corporate-world.lisp.de
Rainer Joswig wrote:
>
> http://www.mkp.com/books_catalog/catalog.asp?ISBN=0-12490-340-1
>
> "Dynamic Object Technology Clearly Explained"
>
> Does anybody have this book? Is it available?
> Is it worth to buy?
>
> Rainer Joswig
>
> --
> Rainer Joswig, Hamburg, Germany
> Email: ·············@corporate-world.lisp.de
I haven't read the book. However, co-author Howie Shrobe is a
well-spoken Lisp advocate. Rainer, you've probably heard him speak at
LUV'98, LUV'96, LUV'95,...
I don't know if the book is language-specific, and if so, whether it
uses Lisp or DOLL's Yolambda language. (see doll.com, where the authors
hail from.) I don't know how Yolambda relates to Lisp or any current
buzzwords (e.g., .Net, Curl (where I work), etc.).
Since the message fits with what Franz has been saying for years, if the
book was Lisp-based, I would expect Franz people to be familiar with it.
In article <···············@curl.com>, Howard Stearns
<·······@curl.com> wrote:
> Rainer Joswig wrote:
> >
> > http://www.mkp.com/books_catalog/catalog.asp?ISBN=0-12490-340-1
> >
> > "Dynamic Object Technology Clearly Explained"
> >
> > Does anybody have this book? Is it available?
> > Is it worth to buy?
> >
> > Rainer Joswig
> >
> > --
> > Rainer Joswig, Hamburg, Germany
> > Email: ·············@corporate-world.lisp.de
>
> I haven't read the book. However, co-author Howie Shrobe is a
> well-spoken Lisp advocate. Rainer, you've probably heard him speak at
> LUV'98, LUV'96, LUV'95,...
I've seen him last month ;-) - I could have asked him. Sigh.
I'm interested in comments from readers, though.
> I don't know if the book is language-specific, and if so, whether it
> uses Lisp or DOLL's Yolambda language. (see doll.com, where the authors
> hail from.) I don't know how Yolambda relates to Lisp or any current
> buzzwords (e.g., .Net, Curl (where I work), etc.).
The other authors have Lisp-connection, too.
> Since the message fits with what Franz has been saying for years, if the
> book was Lisp-based, I would expect Franz people to be familiar with it.
It's an old topic ("Dynamic Objects"), but still there are
not many people who can explain what it is, where
it is applicable and how the software architecture might
look like for (robust) Dynamic Objects - even though it
can make sense. Widely available languages that are
able to support this paradigm are Smalltalk, Prolog
(yes, many Prolog systems have "objects") and Lisp.
--
Rainer Joswig, Hamburg, Germany
Email: ·············@corporate-world.lisp.de
Rainer Joswig wrote:
> In article <···············@curl.com>, Howard Stearns
> <·······@curl.com> wrote:
>
>> Rainer Joswig wrote:
>> >
>> > http://www.mkp.com/books_catalog/catalog.asp?ISBN=0-12490-340-1
>> >
>> > "Dynamic Object Technology Clearly Explained"
>> >
>> > Does anybody have this book? Is it available?
>> > Is it worth to buy?
I don't know (It seems to brand new)
But here are some further links that leads to further info upon contents.
http://www.harcourt-international.com/catalogue/title.cfm?ISBN=0124903401
...but still no answer if it's Lisp or Yolamba or somewhat else.
Regards,
Jochen
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