What defines a Business Object
business-objects, design-patterns
Solution
A business object refers to the business behavior or data associated with the entity that it represents.
In an application you have code that does what the application is supposed to do (the business stuff) and code that technically allows that to run and interact with the user. For example, in a MVC pattern, the business stuff will be the Model's job.
I think this explains it better. You could also take a look at the MVC pattern and see the responsibility of each layer. Once you understand that, it would then be easier to see what qualifies as a "business object".
Problem
From the title, I believe it to be a straight forward question, but looking into the "world of Business Objects" I can't seem to put my finger on anything solid as to what a Business Object should be. Are there any best practices that I should follow, or even any design patterns? I have found a book, "Expert C# Business Objects", would this be my best starting point to get a better understanding?