Middleware News Brief (MNB) features news and technical information about Open Source middleware technologies.
An Introduction to TAO's Asynchronous Message Handling
This article compares synchronous request processing with AMH, explains how IDL-defined interfaces are modified for use via AMH, and presents a sample application.
Request-Processing Aspects of CORBA and TAO
Controlling how CORBA requests are processed is one way in which an ORB can be aligned to meet an application's needs. This article explores request-processing aspects of CORBA and TAO.
Object References, Memory Management, and Parameter Passing in C++
This article discusses the C++ language mapping for object references, addresses memory management issues related to object references, and demonstrates the correct means of exchanging object references during CORBA request invocations.