A view of object-oriented programming
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Authors
MacLennan, Bruce J.
Subjects
Object-oriented Programming, Value-oriented Programming, Applicative
Programming, Functional Programming, Production Systems, Data-flow
Languages, Information Hiding, Capabilities, Concurrency, Synchronization
Advisors
Date of Issue
1983-02
Date
1983-02
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
Applicative programming languages and languages for data-flow machines are often described as value-oriented languages. Other languages, such a Smalltalk, are described as object-oriented. LISP has been described as both value-oriented and object-oriented. What exactly do these terms mean? This paper attempts to identify and clarify the differences between values and objects and, hence, between value-oriented and object-oriented languages. The paper then turns to the question of whether objects should be included in applicative languages and the role they can fill in those languages. The remainder of the paper is a proposal for one approach to a true object-oriented programming. This includes both an informal description of object-oriented programming constructs and a formal semantics for these constructs. Nondeterminacy, synchronization and recovery from failures are briefly discussed. (Author)
Type
Technical Report
Description
Series/Report No
Department
Computer Science
Identifiers
NPS Report Number
NPS-52-83-001
Sponsors
Prepared for: Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California 93943. -- Cover.
Funder
funds provided by
the Chief of Naval Research
Format
ii, 54 p. ; 28 cm.
Citation
Distribution Statement
Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.