Title :

Toward a modularization of Pharo: Analysis of the design space for a new module system.

Author(s) :

Teruel, Camille [Auteur correspondant]
Analyses and Languages Constructs for Object-Oriented Application Evolution [RMOD]
Ducasse, Stephane [Auteur]
Analyses and Languages Constructs for Object-Oriented Application Evolution [RMOD]
Denker, Marcus [Auteur]
Analyses and Languages Constructs for Object-Oriented Application Evolution [RMOD]

Scientific editor(s) :

Anne Etien

Conference title :

9ème édition de la conférence MAnifestation des JEunes Chercheurs en Sciences et Technologies de l'Information et de la Communication - MajecSTIC 2012 (2012)

Conference organizers(s) :

Nicolas Gouvy

City :

Villeneuve d'Ascq

Country :

France

Start date of the conference :

2012-10-29

Publication date :

2012-10-31

English keyword(s) :

Object-Oriented Programming
Modular programming constructs
Encapsulation
Dependency resolution
Local class extension

HAL domain(s) :

Informatique [cs]/Génie logiciel [cs.SE]

English abstract : [en]

Smalltalk is a fully reflexive object-oriented programming language created in the early 70's. Over the years, it has been influencing many other programming languages and evolved into many variants. However, it has no ...
Show more >Smalltalk is a fully reflexive object-oriented programming language created in the early 70's. Over the years, it has been influencing many other programming languages and evolved into many variants. However, it has no notion of visibility, providing a single namespace. Because all classes and global variables were visible from every point of the system, numerous dependencies appeared and it turned into a monolithic system. As a descendant of Smalltalk, Pharo should provide a programming construct to make the platform more modular. Designing such a construct is a challenge because of two migration constraints: it must support circular dependencies and local class extensions. In this context, this article present an analysis of the design space for a module system through three design axis: encapsulation, dependency resolution, and module combination.Show less >

Language :

Anglais

Peer reviewed article :

Oui

Audience :

Internationale

Popular science :

Non

Collections :

• Centre de Recherche en Informatique, Signal et Automatique de Lille (CRIStAL) - UMR 9189

Source :

Harvested from HAL