Self-interest March 2005

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Adding method slots dynamically
by oscar_lopez_p 16 Aug '05

16 Aug '05

Hello, How can I add dynamically a method slot to a self object? . I have: the method selector, the argument names and the body (source code) of a method, and I need (at runtime) to create a method from them and add it to an existing object. Thanks for the help, Oscar Lopez

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Re: [self-interest] A Brief History of Just-in-Time
by Ian Woollard 23 Mar '05

23 Mar '05

On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 13:05:24 +0300, Jecel Assumpcao Jr <jecel(a)merlintec.com> wrote: > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self_programming_language> > > There are several little errors in the history part, but these are not > important compared to the "Inheritance" and "Adding Slots" sections > which are simply wrong. They seem to have been written by someone > familiar with the Io and NewtonScript family of prototype based > languages (where you create new, empty objects derived from the > prototype instead of cloned from it) and who assumed that Self was the > same. > > I don't know what the proper protocol for fixing this is (my impression > is that it is very informal), but given that this information is being > copied to other sites (see answers.com) it would be a good idea not to > leave it like this. Just grab an account, and change it. (Actually you can do it without grabbing an account, but it's best to get an account.) If somebody disagrees with what you have written they'll change it back. Surprisingly it works pretty well, although occasionally big battles do occur. But if you give references that's less likely. > -- Jecel -- -Ian Woollard Free will, or synaptic wiring? You decide!

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A Brief History of Just-in-Time
by Jecel Assumpcao Jr 23 Mar '05

23 Mar '05

This is the title of an interesting 2001 paper by John Aycock (http://pages.cpsc.ucalgary.ca/~aycock/) The paper's most detailed section is about Self: <http://pharos.cpsc.ucalgary.ca/Dienst/Repository/2.0/Body/ncstrl.ucalga ry_cs/2001-689-12/postscript> On an unrelated note, a friend called my attention to the page about Self in the Wikipedia. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self_programming_language> There are several little errors in the history part, but these are not important compared to the "Inheritance" and "Adding Slots" sections which are simply wrong. They seem to have been written by someone familiar with the Io and NewtonScript family of prototype based languages (where you create new, empty objects derived from the prototype instead of cloned from it) and who assumed that Self was the same. I don't know what the proper protocol for fixing this is (my impression is that it is very informal), but given that this information is being copied to other sites (see answers.com) it would be a good idea not to leave it like this. -- Jecel

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Self-interest March 2005