Towards a taxonomy of distributed-object models
Arnold B. Bakker, Ihor Kuz, Maarten R. van Steen · 1997
Different ideas about object-orientation and distributed computing have resulted in a large number of distributed-object models. Use of the same terminology with different meanings makes these models hard to compare. What is currently missing is a framework for describing object models which can be used to compare and classify them. An attempt at defining such a framework is presented in this paper. 1 Introduction Many researchers have recognized the potential benefits of using the object-oriented paradigm in the field of distributed computing. However, they have different opinions on how the paradigm should be used in this field. This lack of consensus is reflected in the large number of models for distributed objects that exist today. The variety of models and the differences in terminology used make it hard to compare them, and to assess their suitability for a particular application domain. What is needed is a framework for describing distributed-object models, enabling us to cl...