Self and pure object thinking

Terry Raymond traymond at craftedsmalltalk.com
Sat Mar 21 18:14:03 UTC 1998


On Fri, 20 Mar 1998 17:20:21 -0600, Mark Mayfield wrote:

>Models built using this pure object notation can still be implemented in
>languages like Smalltalk and Java through the use of notation-to-implementation
>patterns. The only way to grow complex systems is with simple principles.
>Complex notations are counter productive when trying to model complex
>systems.
>
>If this is a crazy idea...let me know.

Sounds great to me.  I find most of the formal the notation very distracting
and therefore I don't use it.

The concepts in smalltalk are few and simple, having a similar OOA notation
would be nice.

Terry Raymond
Crafted Smalltalk
(401) 846-6573    http://www.craftedsmalltalk.com





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