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Architectural convergence and the granularity of objects in distributed systems

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Object-Based Distributed Programming (ECOOP 1993)

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Recent dramatic speedups in processor speeds have not been matched by comparable reductions in communication latencies, either in MIMD systems designed for parallel computation or in workstation networks. A consequence is that these two classes of concurrent architectures are becoming more alike. This architectural convergence is affecting the software techniques and programming styles used: the distinctions are beginning to fade and all software systems are looking increasingly “distributed.” We discuss these architectural trends from the standpoint of providing a single, uniform object-based programming abstraction that accommodates both large and small objects.

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Fowler, R.J. (1994). Architectural convergence and the granularity of objects in distributed systems. In: Guerraoui, R., Nierstrasz, O., Riveill, M. (eds) Object-Based Distributed Programming. ECOOP 1993. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 791. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0017532

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