OO Distributed Programming is Not Distributed OO Programming

centralized abstractions. The metaphor of a community of independent objects communicating by passing messages is misleading and dangerous when thinking in terms of a distributed system. That metaphor should not hide the significant difference between distributed interaction and local interaction. Magic Acronyms The acronyms CORBA, DCOM and RMI have two common characteristics. First, they sound very "in" and current. They are particularly attractive in crucial meetings about the future of enterprise computing. A proposal for a funding agency might have a better chance of success if it has some of these acronyms in its

• Type: Journal
• Year: 1999
• Where: CACM
• Authors: Rachid Guerraoui, Mohamed Fayad
• Keywords: Acronyms, CACM 1999, Centralized Abstractions, Independent Objects