On Aug 28, 2011, at 7:24 PM, Sean P. DeNigris wrote:
>
> 2. Using Object to halt causes bloat, and doesn't buy much (except that's
> how we've always done it).
Back in the days, we were virtually crucified for introducing the Beeper class
along the
same reasoning...
The Beeper actually got very depressed due to having his very existance being
questioned.
"I am just the result of a random refactoring" he was complaining "maybe I
should just
just delete myself and everyone will be happy".
(you know, reflection *is* dangerous! There has been a lot of talk to make
reflection more
secure... for a reason!).
To cheer him up, I gave him the lead role in a real, peer reviewed Paper:
http://scg.unibe.ch/archive/papers/Denk08bMetaContextLNBIP.pdf
The Beeper thus was the first Class to be really "Meta" in the history of
Objects. What a thrill. In an interview, the Beeper said: "You know, being meta
is hard
to decribe... Classes claim to be Meta all the time. But I doubt they ever
really are Meta. Being
Meta is special. The whole System looks different when meta!"
;-)
--
Marcus Denker -- http://marcusdenker.de
