The interaction paradigm is a new conceptualization of computational phenomena that emphasizes interaction over algorithms, reflecting the shift in technology from main-frame number-crunching to distributed intelligent networks with graphical user interfaces. The book is arranged in four sections: "Introduction", comprising three chapters that explore and summarize the fundamentals of interactive computation; "Theory" with six chapters, each discussing a specific aspect of interaction; "Applications," five chapters showing how this principle is applied in subdisciplines of computer science; and "New Directions," presenting four multidisciplinary applications. The book challenges traditional Turing machine-based answers to fundamental questions of problem solving and the scope of computation.

Product Description: The Art of Interpretation is a profound examination by Wolfgang Loch of Freud’s use and definition of interpretation as a therapeutic tool as well as viewing it from the philosophical perspective of meaning and its definition. Loch does not confine himself to the examination of Freud’s discoveries but also follows the later developments made by Klein and Bion...read more

This collection of original research provides a comprehensive survey of developments at the leading edge of concurrent object-oriented programming. It documents progress―from general concepts to specific descriptions―in programming language design, semantic tools, systems, architectures, and applications. Chapters are written at a tutorial level and are accessible to a wide audience, including researchers, programmers, and technical managers.The problem of designing systems for concurrent programming has become an increasingly important area of research in computer science with a concomitant increase in the popularity of object-based programming. Because parallelism is a natural consequence of the use of objects, the development of systems for concurrent object-oriented programming is providing important software support for a new generation of concurrent computers.

Product Description: The ECOOP '91 Workshop on Object-Based Concurrent Computing was organized toprovide a forum on concurrent, distributed and open-ended computing. The emphasis was on conceptual, theoretical and formal aspects, as well as practical aspects and sound experience, since such a viewpoint was deemed indispensible to investigate and establish a basis for future development...read more

Product Description: From the back cover: Here is the first compehensive introduction toe one of the most important new programminbng languages fo the 1980's. ADA was developed at the initiative kof the U.S. Department of Defense, designed in Europe , and evaluated by over 100 industrial and military applications programming teams...read more