<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">The name is mine. I probably implemented it. The notion that parents are just slots that are duplicated in each object comes from a language called Kevo, by Antero Taivalsaari.<div><br></div><div>Glad you like it!<br><br>The hard part about this model is how to explain what happens when you want to change the behavior of a bunch of existing objects. How does the change get propagated to the individual objects? If I recall, Kevo used cloning history.<br><br>There was another language, called StripeTalk, that was invented by Randy and Alan Borning, I believe. I think it handled that issue better.</div><div><br></div><div><div id="AppleMailSignature">- David</div><div><br>On Jun 21, 2018, at 8:16 AM, <a href="mailto:itsnotgregg@gmail.com">itsnotgregg@gmail.com</a> [self-interest] <<a href="mailto:self-interest@yahoogroups.com">self-interest@yahoogroups.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
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<p>I really like the kevooidal mode. As a beginner it gives me easier access to lean the parent traits. I'm definitely adding that to my shortcuts video. Did you invent that? or some guy named Kevooid perhaps?</p>
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