What after Java? From objects to actors
β Scribed by Carlos A. Varela; Gul A. Agha
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 507 KB
- Volume
- 30
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0169-7552
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β¦ Synopsis
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 mode1 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. 0
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