Tools for client server computing

Abstract

Designers of software engineering curriculum must be constantly aware of changes in practice that indicate fundamental new concepts. Client server architectures are coming to dominate much application development, but surveys indicate that finding experienced people to design client server systems remains a problem. Clearly there is an unfilled market for graduates with good client server skills. We see client server as a means to an end, that of the production of integrated systems involving an enterprise-wide database. The paper asserts that the teaching of client server architectures and applications is important and that suitable tools are now available to deliver effective client server education in Business Computing courses. We have found Visual Basic a useful tool for developing client server concepts.