附註:Includes bibliographical references and index.
At the Edge of Communication -- A Global Issue -- Some Basic Definitions -- An Interface -- Some Types of Interface -- Why Interfaces Matter -- Interfaces Enable Integration -- Plug and Play? -- The Real World -- Tools for Integration -- Interfaces and Complexity -- Types of Interface -- Protocols -- Application Program Interface -- Middleware -- Remote Procedure Call -- Messaging -- The Right Interface -- The Design Problem -- The Interface Equation -- Components - Components --So What Is New? -- Why Use Components? -- What Is a Component? -- An Example: Components in Car Assembly -- What Do We Design First--System or Components? -- Car Assembly Revisited -- Personal Computer Assembly --Bits and Pieces: What Have We Learned So Far -- Views of Components -- Software Components: At Last! -- Generic Types of Software Components -- Black Box Components -- White Box Components -- Glass Box Components -- Gray Box Components -- Examples of Specific Types of Software Components -- Procedures, Subroutines, Objects, and Class Libraries -- Objects and Class Libraries -- Operating Systems -- Databases and Spreadsheets -- Plugable Components -- Logical and Physical Components -- Why Aren't Software Components the Same as Hardware Components? -- A Layered Model of Components -- Component Technologies -- Component Object Model (COM) -- Common Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA) -- Enterprise Java Beans -- Software Components -- Mid-Tier Components -- System-Level Components -- Business-Level Components.
摘要:"The book explores interfaces, integration, components, and architectures; explains how these elements relate; and helps you determine the combinations and approaches that will yield the best results for your organization's needs. You get hands-on guidance to building systems based upon real-world experience and solid network engineering theory without getting bogged down in technological complexity."--Jacket.
