San Francisco Ð "What is an object?" Attendees who answered this question at Object World all began their answers the same Ð with a laugh Ð before putting their own particular spin on the cute geometric shapes gracing the cover of the conference catalog.
"Objects manage Ð hide Ð complexity at the highest level."
Ð Steve Jobs, CEO, NeXT
"The basic concept of an object is anything in the real world, and in software you model the real world. You treat 'date' and 'line' as an object. It's real basic right now. But eventually, you'll treat an entire company as a software object, where messages are sent and understood between sections."
Ð Dan Whitaker, object programmer, Rogue Wave
"An object is like a pet, but more like a dog than a fish. You tell it certain things to respond to, and when it recognizes the commands it acts. When it doesn't understand, it smiles and ignores you."
Ð Jamie Dinkelacker, marketing vice-president, Amix Corporation
"An object is the only thing you need to know about computing in the '90s."
Ð Bill Blunden, vice-president of marketing, ODI