What after Java? From objects to actors

In this paper, we discuss some drawbacks of the Java programming language, and propose some potential improvements for concurrent object-oriented software development. In particular, we argue that Java's passive object model does not provide an effective means for building distributed applicati...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Computer networks and ISDN systems Vol. 30; no. 1; pp. 573 - 577
Main Authors: Varela, Carlos A., Agha, Gul A.
Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.04.1998
Elsevier Science
Subjects:
Actors
Applied sciences
Computer science; control theory; systems
Concurrent object-oriented programming
Distributed systems
Exact sciences and technology
Information systems. Data bases
Java
Memory organisation. Data processing
Programming languages
Software
World Wide Web
Java
Actors
Concurrent object-oriented programming
Distributed systems
JAVA language
Software development
Information system
Computer software
Object oriented
World wide web
Computer programming languages
Information retrieval
Internet
Distributed system
ISSN:0169-7552
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:In this paper, we discuss some drawbacks of the Java programming language, and propose some potential improvements for concurrent object-oriented software development. In particular, we argue that Java's passive object model does not provide an effective means for building distributed applications, critical for the future of Web-based next-generation information systems. Specifically, we suggest improvements to Java's existing mechanisms for maintaining consistency across multiple threads (e.g. synchronized), sending asynchronous messages (e.g. start/run methods) and controlling resources (e.g. thread scheduling). We drive the discussion with examples and suggestions from our own work on the Actor model of computation.
Bibliography:ObjectType-Article-1
SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1
ObjectType-Feature-2
content type line 23
ISSN:0169-7552
DOI:10.1016/S0169-7552(98)00079-8