Re: - about OOF

At 02:20 PM 1/11/99 -0800, you wrote:
>Original sender: Charles Esson <charlese_at_cvs.com.au>
>
>If we can get agreement I am hoping we can get some implementations and the
>ANSI TC will take an interest. I agree with you it is a an important issue and
>the sooner it can be resolved the better.
>
>It is my view that none of the current models that will come through
>unscathed. It is a pity because I use objects, but if any of us take the view
>that the model we use should be the model adopted, then nothing will ever
>happen.
>
>Andrew used: "method object" , it was agreed at FORML ( and Andrew was there)
>that "object method" was the better way to go.
>
>Anton uses fixed binding, I believe in fixed binding, but I think the
>consensus will be for dynamic binding.
>
>>From memory Andrew listed six items that need to be resolved before package
>design can be started. We dealt with two.
>
>But it was my feeling that the greatest desire was for a consensus to be
>reached so this area so we could move forward.

FYI we are working on an object model for SwiftForth, which we hope will be
ready for beta review soon. It uses a syntax based on the OBJECT METHOD
order. This work is based on Wil Baden's Forml 1998 presentation on SOOP.
It will also support dynamic binding, at least for data. We are hoping to
address most, if not all, of the outstanding issues.

We will keep you posted.

Cheers,

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Received on Tue Jan 12 1999 - 11:34:27 PST