What object-oriented distributed programming does not have to be, and what it may be
Rachid Guerraoui · 1999
Object oriented distributed programming is not distributed object oriented programming and is also more than wrapping existing distributed systems with object oriented dressing. Object oriented distributed programming is rather about identifying and classifying the basic abstractions underlying distributed computing. Identifying those abstractions and building a distributed operating system around those abstractions is an open and challenging area of research. 1. Talking to a customer "When you talk to a customer, make use of a lot of acronyms and when you find one that the customer does not seem to understand, keep using that one; this would clearly establish the roles in the discussion and improve your chances of making a good deal". This is one of the advises I remember from a marketing teacher of mine. CORBA, DCOM and RMI are acronyms that you have most probably heard about. You might have felt uncomfortable with the frustrating impression being the only one not to understand them in a meeting, or worst, you might have used them to impress your managers and look on the wave too. Those magic words have two common characteristics. First, they sound very in and sexy and are particularly appreciated in hot meetings about the future of the computing technologies. Writing a proposal for a