At the time of writing (mid-October 1998) we can look back at what has been a very successful ECOOP 98. Despite the time of the year in the middle of what is traditionally regarded as a holiday period ECOOP'98 was a record breaker in terms of number of participants. Over 700 persons found their way to the campus of the Brussels Free University to participate in a wide range of activities. This 3rd ECOOP workshop reader reports on many of these activities. It contains a careful selection of the input and a cautious summary of the outcome for the numerous discussions that happened during the...