Contents

Preface
Purpose of This Document
How to Use This Document
Related Documentation
Contact Information

The CORBA Programming Model
Pre-CORBA Approach to Client/Server Development
CORBA Approach to Client/Server Development

CORBA Objects
Definition of a CORBA Object
How a CORBA Object Comes into Being
Components of a CORBA Object
  The Object ID
  The Object Interface
    The Object's Data
    The Object's Operations
Where an Object Gets Its Operations
How Object Invocation Works

Process-Entity Design Pattern
Motivation
Applicability
Participants
Other Considerations
Related Concepts

Client Data Caching Design Pattern
Motivation
Applicability
Participants
Other Considerations