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Sunday, June 05, 2005
Prototype Eureka
I've been reading a ton of articles on prototype-based programming. I even bought Prototype-Based Programming: Concepts, Languages and Applications which is an excellent introduction to the subject. So, I was thinking prototypes are a great idea, but I had some reservations since I have been so long in the class-based camp and prototypes are radical. I had basic questions of like how do I organize my programs now? Well, I found "Organizing Programs Without Classes". What an amazing read. It answered all of my questions and gave me my first "Eureka!" moment in prototype-based programming. It all feels so liberating! I can't wait to get my laptop back and continuing my studies of Self and Io!
Comments
Blaine,
Another good foundational paper is Using Prototypical Objects
to Implement Shared Behavior
in Object Oriented Systems. It is a bit more expository than Ungar's. (These are my two favorites for programming with prototypes.)
By Patrick Logan, at 11:50 PM
Don't forget to check out Slate, as well.
By Anonymous, at 4:06 AM
Thanks, Patrick! I loved that article too. I'm loving the delegation model of prototypes over inheritance. It's so liberating! I can't wait to get my laptop back and start playing around!
By Blaine, at 9:40 PM
Funny you should mention Slate because I've been looking at it as well. I like the fact that it's been bootstrapped in Squeak. It will be fun to explore as well! I need my laptop!
By Blaine, at 9:41 PM