Apple WebObjects 5 - Manual (Page 9)

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Apple Computer, Inc. January 2002
C H A P T E R 1
1 About This Book
WebObjects is an application server with tools, technologies and capabilities to
create Internet and intranet applications. It has an object-oriented architecture that
promotes quick development of reusable components. WebObjects is extremely
scalable and supports high transaction volumes.
This book introduces the architecture, technologies, development tools, and
development approaches of WebObjects to developers and others interested in how
WebObjects works.
Why Read This Book
WebObjects Overview is written for developers who want to start using WebObjects.
However, anyone interested in WebObjects technology will benefit by reading this
book.
For the most part, this book does not assume you have a background in
object-oriented programming. However, WebObjects is based on object-oriented
frameworks written in Java, an object-oriented language. You should be familiar
with object-oriented programming if you intend to write WebObjects applications.
There are many books available on the subject if you aren’t.
A hallmark advantage of WebObjects is the database connectivity it provides. To
fully appreciate this technology, you should have some understanding of databases
(although this book doesn’t require it). Again, there are many books available that
address database technology.