Publisher's Synopsis
This text focuses on needs in the object-oriented area: interoperability with other disciplines and approaches. As a larger number of significant O-O projects get completed, significant feed-back experience can be reported. Measures of quality and productivity become more widely available while the integration and compliance with emerging industry standards continue to gain interest. While languages and tools continue to mature, the understanding of the software development process remains puzzling owing to the links between reusability and reproducibility. The importance taken by the European Community, recently enlarged with welcome newcomers from Austria, Finland and Sweden is examined in relation to the developments.
