After completion of this class, the developer is expected to understand the goals of CORBA, how ORBexpress is used, and initiate the programming efforts using ORBexpress in your development activities.

Audience Needs

• To understand the basics of CORBA and Distributed Object Computing
  
• To be familiar with the process of developing CORBA software in C++
  
• To be able to use ORBexpress as the ORB infrastructure of their project
  
• To be able to navigate through the ORBexpress documentation set
  

Audience Description
C++ software developers and project team members who need a working, practical understanding of CORBA and ORBexpress.

Course Goals
This course will enable students to:

1. Understand the goals and rationale behind CORBA
   
2. Use ORBexpress and CORBA in their software development efforts
   
3. Be familiar with both the basics and the advanced uses of ORBexpress
   
4. Experience hands-on, practical examples of using ORBexpress for C++
   
5. Be able to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of CORBA and other Distributed Object Computing alternatives
   

Description
This course will provide students with a hands-on working knowledge of both CORBA and the ORBexpress product. The concepts of distributed object-oriented programming will be presented. The use of basic ORBexpress tools and illustrated examples (including the generated code) will be shown. This course is approximately half lecture and half programming exercises.

Prerequisites
No knowledge of CORBA, Distributed Object Computing or ORBexpress is needed nor assumed. Familiarity with C++ and at least one C++ compiler is necessary.

Duration
Three (3) days.

Materials
Each student will be provided with a PC or Workstation computer with both ORBexpress and the corresponding C++ compiler installed. All computers will be connected on a LAN to enable client/server lab exercises.
Students will be provided with a copy of the instructor's slides, a (electronic) copy of the product manuals, and a copy of current ORBexpress release notes and FAQs.

Location
Course can be taught at the customer's site, with a maximum of 12 students, or at Objective Interface's corporate headquarters training facility.

Cost
$1,495 per person (for courses held at Objective Interface's Corporate Headquarters)
Costs for courses held at your site, please contact the Training Coordinator, or e-mail training@ois.com

Beginning Class Outline

Day 1 Introductions Overview of ORBexpress Documentation ORB Tool Components CORBA Runtime Overview Development Process Overview Lab IDL Constructs and their C++ Mapping Day 2 CORBA Terminology and Concepts Client Development I Client Lab I Client Development II Client Lab II Object Implementation Object Implementation Lab Day 3 Server Mainline I Server Mainline Lab I Server Mainline II Server Mainline Lab II Type "Any" Type "Any" Mini-Lab Bug Reporting Final Lab

For more information regarding this course, please e-mail training@ois.com or to register for this course, please Register Here.