Why object oriented operating systems are boring

Object oriented has become a very popular buzz phrase. The authors discuss how there are two things that are being confused. One is merely building systems using object oriented techniques. The other is building interesting systems, which may happen to use an object metaphor as a construction device...

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Published inProceedings 1991 International Workshop on Object Orientation in Operating Systems pp. 118 - 119
Main Authors Hamilton, G., Khalidi, Y.A., Nelson, M.N.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE Comput. Soc. Press 1991
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Summary:Object oriented has become a very popular buzz phrase. The authors discuss how there are two things that are being confused. One is merely building systems using object oriented techniques. The other is building interesting systems, which may happen to use an object metaphor as a construction device. They explain that if the best thing one can say about an operating system is that it is 'object oriented', then it is a boring operating system. They consider what constitutes an interesting operating system.< >
ISBN:9780818622656
0818622652
DOI:10.1109/IWOOOS.1991.183034