Component-Oriented Programming

1. Introduction.

1.1 What is COP?

1.2 Why is COP important?

1.3 What is a component?

1.4 Hardware components and software components.

1.5 From OOP to COP.

1.6 Component-based software engineering.

1.7 Summary.

1.8 Self-review questions.

1.9 Exercises.

2. A Theory of Components.

2.1 Principles of COP.

2.2 Infrastructures of COP.

2.3 Component models.

2.4 Connection models.

2.5 Deployment models.

2.6 Unifying component technologies.

2.7 Summary.

2.8 Self-review questions.

2.9 Exercises.

3. COP with JavaBeans.

3.1 Overview of JavaBeans technology.

3.2 The component model of JavaBeans.

3.3 The connection model of JavaBeans.

3.4 The deployment model of JavaBeans.

3.5 Examples and lab practice.

3.6 Summary.

3.7 Self-review questions.

3.8 Exercises.

4. Enterprise JavaBeans Components.

4.1 The EJB a rchitecture.

4.2 The component model of EJB.

4.3 The connection model of EJB.

4.4 The deployment model of EJB.

4.5 Examples and lab practice.

4.6 Summary.

4.7 Self-review questions.

4.8 Exercises.

4.9 Programming exercises.

5. CORBA Components.

5.1 The COBRA component infrastructure.

5.2 The CORBA component model (CCM).

5.3 The connection model of CORBA and CCM.

5.4 The deployment model of CORBA and CCM.

5.5 Examples and lab practice.

5.6 Summary.

5.7 Self-review questions.

5.8 Exercises.

5.9 Programming exercises.

6. .NET Components.

6.1 The .NET framework.

6.2 The component model of .NET.

6.3 The connection model of .NET.

6.4 .NET component deployments.

6.5 Visual Studio .NET.

6.6 Examples and lab practice.

6.7 Summary.

6.8 Self-review questions.

6.9 Exercises.

6.10 Programming exercises.

7. COP with OSGi Components.

7.1 Overview of OSGi technology.

7.2 The component model of OSGi.

7.3 The connection model of OSGi.

7.4 The deployment model of OSGi.

7.5 Examples and lab practice.

7.6 Summary.

7.7 Self-review questions.

7.8 Exercises.

8. Web Services Components.

8.1 The Web Services framework.

8.2 The component model of Web Services.

8.3 The connection model of Web Services.

8.4 Web Services component deployment.

8.5 Examples and lab practice.

8.6 Summary.

8.7 Self-review questions.

8.8 Exercises.

8.9 Programming exercises.

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