The book contains technical papers reflecting both theoretical and practical contributions from researchers in the field of object-oriented (OO) databases and software engineering systems. The book identifies actual and potential areas of integration of OO and database technologies, current and future research directions in software methodologies, and reflections about the OO paradigm.

In providing current research and relevant information about this promising and rapidly growing field of object-oriented databases and software engineering systems, this book is invaluable to research scientists, practitioners, and graduate students working in the areas of databases and software engineering.

Contents:

• On the Role of Methodology: Advice to the Advisors (B Meyer)
• Generating the Interface Hierarchy of a Class Library (A Arfi et al.)
• Object-Oriented Modelling and Development of Distributed Systems (G V Bochmann)
• The Preliminary Design of an Object-Oriented Framework for Combinatorial Enumeration (G Butler & C Lam)
• The Role of Object-Oriented Database Technology in Distributed Information Systems (U Dayal)
• Understanding Software Systems Using Reverse Engineering Technology (H A Müller et al.)
• Design and Reuse in Object-Oriented Frameworks: Patterns, Contracts, and Motifs in Concert (R Lojie & R K Keller)
• and others papers