BERTRAND MEYER is one of the pioneers of modern software engineering, whose experience spans both industry and academia. He has led the development of successful O-O products and libraries totaling thousands of classes. His Prentice Hall books include "Object Success" (an introduction to object technology for managers), "Introduction to the Theory of Programming Languages, Eiffel: The Language, Object-Oriented Applications," and "Reusable Software," He is a frequent keynote speaker at international conferences and consultant for Fortune 500 companies, editor of the Object-Oriented Series, ass