12. OOPSLA 1997: Atlanta, Georgia

Proceedings of the 1997 ACM SIGPLAN Conference on Object-Oriented Programming Systems, Languages & Applications (OOPSLA '97), Atlanta, Georgia, October 5-9, 1997. SIGPLAN Notices 32(10), October 1997

Keynote Address

Alan Kay: The Computer Revolution Hasn't Happened Yet.

Reuse and Evolution

Mira Mezini: Maintaining the Consistency of Class Libraries During Their Evolution. 1-21
Margaretha W. Price, Steven A. Demurjian: Analyzing and Measuring Reusability in Object-Oriented Designs. 22-33
Karsten Weihe: Reuse of Algorithms: Still a Challenge to Object-Oriented Programming. 34-48

Java and Language Extensions

Ole Agesen, Stephen N. Freund, John C. Mitchell: Adding Type Parameterization to the Java Language. 49-65
John Boyland, Giuseppe Castagna: Parasitic Methods: An Implementation of Multi-Methods for Java. 66-76
Diane J. Litman, Anil Mishra, Peter F. Patel-Schneider: Modeling Dynamic Collections of Interdependent Objects Using Path-Based Rules. 77-92

Panel

Lougie Anderson, Michael J. Carey, Kenneth R. Jacobs, Erin Kinikin, David Maier: Looking for the Objects in Object-Relational DBMSs (Panel). 93

Invited Speakers

Michael J. Franklin, Stanley B. Zdonik: A Framework for Scalbale Dissemination-Based Systems. 94-105

Panel

Bindu Rama Rao, Chad Edwards, Ted Linden, Reagan Moore, Mark Seager: Exploring Largebess, Complexity and Scalability from the OOT Perspective (Panel). 106-107

Language Implementation

David Grove, Greg DeFouw, Jeffrey Dean, Craig Chambers: Call Graph Construction in Object-Oriented Languages. 108-124
Olivier Zendra, Dominique Colnet, Suzanne Collin: Efficient Dynamic Dispatch without Virtual Function Tables: The SmallEiffel Compiler. 125-141
Jan Vitek, R. Nigel Horspool, Andreas Krall: Efficient Type Inclusion Tests. 142-157

Panel

James Coplien, Luke Hohmann, Norman L. Kerth, John Rae-Grant, Eileen Strider: Changing the Engine of the Car? While Driving 60 Miles an Hour! (Panel). 158-161

Distributed Systems Tools

Richard L. Hudson, Ronald Morrison, J. Eliot B. Moss, David S. Munro: Garbage Collecting the World: One Car at a Time. 162-175
Barry Hayes: Ephemerons: A New Finalization Mechanism. 176-183
Timothy H. Harrison, David L. Levine, Douglas C. Schmidt: The Design and Performance of a Hard Real-Time Object Event Service. 184-200

Panel

Derek Coleman, John Artim, Victor Ohnjec, Erick Rivas, James E. Rumbaugh, Rebecca Wirfs-Brock: UML: The Language of Blueprints for Software? (Panel). 201-205

Patterns and Methods

David H. Lorenz: Tiling Design Patterns - A Case Study Using the Interpreter Pattern. 206-217
Dirk Riehle: Composite Design Patterns. 218-228
Matthew Haines: An Open Implementation Analysis and Design for Lightweight Threads. 229-242

Databases

Jon R. Oler, Gary Lindstrom, Terence Critchlow: Migrating Relational Data to an OODB: Strategies and Lessons from a Molecular Biology Experience. 243-252
Suad Alagic: The ODMG Object Model: Does it Make Sense? 253-270

Specialization

Frank Tip, Peter F. Sweeney: Class Hierarchy Specialization. 271-285
Eugen-Nicolae Volanschi, Charles Consel, Gilles Muller, Crispin Cowan: Declarative Specialization of Object-Oriented Programs. 286-300

Panel

Laura Hill, Bruce Anderson, Adele Goldberg, Gregor Kiczales, Colin Scott, Kevin Tyson: The OT Life-cycle: From Eureka! to Shrink Wrap (Panel). 301-303

Compilers and Tools

Raimondas Lencevicius, Urs Hölzle, Ambuj K. Singh: Query-Based Debugging of Object-Oriented Programs. 304-317
Dan Ingalls, Ted Kaehler, John Maloney, Scott Wallace, Alan C. Kay: Back to the Future: The Story of Squeak - A Usable Smalltalk Written in Itself. 318-326
Stuart Kent: Constraint Diagrams: Visualizing Assertions in Object-Oriented Models. 327-341

Panel

Steven Fraser, Kent Beck, Grady Booch, James Coplien, Ralph E. Johnson, Bill Opdyke: Beyond the Hype: Do Patterns and Frameworks Reduce Discovery Costs? (Panel). 342-344