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Date:Mon Aug 31 15:35:54 1994 
Subject:Can of worms - was OOP 
From:James Anderson 
Volume-ID:940904.01 

Pursuing the idea of objects that execute programs.

a) Would it be a good idea to put methods directly into slots, so that executing 
   meta objects can examine them, change them, or apply them, just as they please?

   I could put annotation in the slots for the convenience of human programmers
   or proof checkers.

   I am re-inventing the wheel, aren't I?

I had this horrible vision of an object browser that displayed the contents
of objects, but this caused the wrapped methods to execute and, believe me,
a can of worms is a better place to go swimming.

James Anderson