Overview of XML programming techniques, standard APIs, and tools.

The book covers requirements definition, component identification, component interaction, component specification, and provisioning and assembly stages of a component-based software development lifecycle. By John Cheesman and John Daniels, Addison-Wesley.

Explains the base architecture as well as the services and facilities that extend this architecture. (Alan Pope)

By Mark J. Guzdial, Kimberly M. Rose; Prentice Hall, 2002, ISBN 0130280917. Draws on Squeak community, explores digital music and sound, advanced user interfaces, 3-D graphics, Flash animation, virtual machine building. [Prentice Hall]

By Mark Guzdial; Prentice Hall, 2000, ISBN 0130280283. For sophomore-senior courses in object-oriented programming or comparative languages where book on OO language is needed; focus: basics, compelling case studies. [Prentice Hall]

By Gene Korienek, Tom Wrensch, Doug Dechow; Addison Wesley Professional, 2002, ISBN 0201731142. Tutorial; introduces Squeak and advanced topics for programmers interested in learning it and writing programs. [Addison Wesley]

By Grady Booch, Doug Bryan; Addison Wesley Professional, 1994, ISBN 0805306080, 3rd edition. Full introduction to Ada programming, shows how to maximize the potential of Ada using an object-oriented methodology. [Addison Wesley]

By Adele Goldberg, David Robson; Addison-Wesley, 1989, ISBN 0201136880. Likely the most famous, influential Smalltalk book, and one of the first, by two of its original creators; considered a Smalltalk bible. [Addison-Wesley]

By Suzanne Skublics, Edward J. Klimas, David A. Thomas; Prentice Hall, 1996, ISBN 0131655493. For OO programming courses; fills gap between software engineering principles and practice of programming in OOP languages. [Prentice Hall]

By Kent Beck; Prentice Hall, 1997, ISBN 013476904X. Real world style guide for better programming; gives set of patterns that organize informal experience successful Smalltalk programmers learned the hard way. [Prentice Hall]