Klaus,
Thanks for the kind reply!
> What I always liked are the paragraphs between "Inside every large program
> there is a small program trying to get out. ?C.A.R. HOARE" and "In
> class-based object-oriented systems, partial implementation is usually
> supported in the form of abstract classes." in the paper linked below.
>
> What I mean is the emphasis on partial, incomplete implementation, made
> possible by late binding, a valuable tool for incremental development and
> maintenance.
>
>> > Is anybody aware of some nuggets out there? I would be grateful for
>> > any hint + your thoughts when looking at your languages' history ...
>
> Perhaps there are some nuggets in the paper from which the above was cited,
>
> -
http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=243439.243441The paper is indeed an excellent reference, unfortunately
it does not offer too much of Smalltalk-specific insights!
Thanks again,
//stefan
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