Douglas C. Schmidt Professor of Computer Science, Associate Chair of Computer Science and Engineering Vanderbilt University T he evolution of software technologies over the past five decades has involved the creation of languages and platforms that help developers program more in terms of their design intent, such as architectural concepts and abstractions, and shield them from the complexities of the underlying computing substrate, such as CPU, memory, and network devices. After years of progress, many projects today use third-generation programming languages, such as Java, C++, and C#, and...

Auch in unserer modernen, von Schnelllebigkeit gepragten Zeit weiss der Autor mit seiner Erzahlung Kunde zu geben von einer offenbar verborgenen Welt, die voll von Poesie und Schonheit ist und erstaunliche Einblicke in das geheimnisvolle und wundersame Wesen des Lebens gewahrt. Ein Roman, der zu den Grundfragen des Lebens fuhrt und darauf Antworten gibt: Wer bin ich? Woher komme ich? Welche Lebensaufgaben stellen sich mir? Worin liegt der Sinn meines Lebens? Wohin gehe ich? Getragen von einer subtilen Botschaft sieht sich der Leser mit Amarita, der Hauptfigur dieser Erzahlung, auf eine...

Douglas C. Schmidt Professor of Computer Science, Associate Chair of Computer Science and Engineering Vanderbilt University T he evolution of software technologies over the past five decades has involved the creation of languages and platforms that help developers program more in terms of their design intent, such as architectural concepts and abstractions, and shield them from the complexities of the underlying computing substrate, such as CPU, memory, and network devices. After years of progress, many projects today use third-generation programming languages, such as Java, C++, and C#, and...