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On Sun, Jul 01, 2001 at 04:35:16PM -0400, schwern@pobox.com wrote: > Rather than stumbling around in the dark here, is anyone actually > experienced with object inheritance? Any Self programmers out there? > Someone that's actually used this technique often and understands what > works and what does? Any books/articles to recommend? The Apple Newton was programmed in NewtonScript, a prototype-based language. http://www.cc.gatech.edu/~schoedl/projects/NewtonScript/ seems like a nice overview. The concept was put to good use, as you could inherit from objects living in ROM, making them very lean. There also was another type of inheritance: parent inheritance. Methods could be looked up in containing objects, which could denote a visual relationship (windows and subwindows), or non visual (subsystems inside programs). More info from the main architect at http://www.best.com/~wsmith/works.html -- The idea is that the first face shown to people is one they can readily accept - a more traditional logo. The lunacy element is only revealed subsequently, via the LunaDude. [excerpted from the Lunatech Identity Manual]Thread Previous | Thread Next