This sounds really cool. I haven't read the article yet, but it sounds a lot
like it can provide some of the capability that Eiffel does. Good news for
the OO community! Thanks for posting the info, Andrew.
Keith
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Subject: [REBOL] New? programming construct
> Those interested in new and unusual programming constructs, take a look at
> R++ from AT&T, where Bjarne Stroustrup, the inventor of C++, works. Here's
> the link:
> http://www.research.att.com/sw/tools/r++/
>
> <Quote>
> R++ extends the C++ language with a single new programming construct --
the
> rule. In addition to data-members and member functions, R++ adds a new
kind
> of member to C++ classes namely "member rules". A rule is a statement
> composed of a condition and an action that specifies what to do when the
> condition becomes true. Whenever some program data changes, rules whose
> conditions involve that data are examined, and if a rule's condition
> evaluates to true, its action is executed. The action may of course modify
> data and therefore trigger other rules. Currently R++ is implemented as a
> pre-processor. It translates R++ rules into C++ code.
> </Quote>
>
> What would this look like in REBOL?
>
> Andrew Martin
> ICQ: 26227169
> http://members.xoom.com/AndrewMartin/
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