Developer of the Eiffel programming language comes through with a recognized one of the books that most clearly and most informative about computers ever committed to paper. Meyer opens with coverage of the need for object-oriented approach to software development, citing improved quality and speed of development as the main advantage of this approach. Meyer's attention to technique, including classes, objects, memory management, and more, returning to each technique and polishing his readers knowledge 'as he explains how to use it "good." In the section on advanced topics, Meyer explores interesting and relevant topics, such as persistent objects stored in the database. Meyer concluded a tour de force with comparisons of all object-oriented languages major, including Java.