Chapter 1. Three Keys to Object Technology

This chapter begins with what I view as the best possible motivation for adopting object technology—the fact that it is the enabling technology for a new generation of adaptive software systems that can make your company more competitive. The remainder of the chapter is an executive overview of the three key characteristics of object technology: objects, messages, and classes. These characteristics are described only in summary form here. The following three chapters provide a more in-depth examination of each.