The Journal of Object Technology Volume 10

The Journal of Object Technology�(JOT), is a scientific journal�entirely devoted to�object-oriented programming�and�component-based development.JOT's first issue appeared in May 2002, in response to the need for an international journal covering the object-oriented and component-based development field. From 1986 to 2001, theJournal of Object-Oriented Programming�(JOOP) played much of that role. In 2000, SIGS publication, the publisher of�JOOP, was sold to a new owner, who announced the next year thatJOOP�would cease publication at the end of the year. The launching of�JOT�was largely a response to this event, as leaders from the community realized a flagship publication was needed.JOT�is published on the first day of every odd-numbered month. In addition, special issues, usually coming out of conferences, are occasionally published in intermediate months. The publisher of�JOT�is�Bertrand Meyer�and the�editor-in-chief�since the inception of the journal is Richard Wiener.