John Hinsley wrote:
> 
> Paul Fernhout wrote:
> >
> > I've been thinking about prototype based implementations for Squeak
> > (something like Self) and have run across an idea I wanted to check out
> > with people on the list which might improve Squeak performance (with or
> > without classes).
> 
> //snipped//
> >
> > Has such a thing been done before in a Smalltalk-like system (it seems
> > "too" obvious to be new now that I see it)?
> >
> > Self seems to respect inheritence of prototypes:
> >
> //snipped//
> >
> > How difficult or easy do people think this approach would be to try in
> > Squeak?
> >
> > Any comments on whether a significant performance boost would be likely
> > to materialize?
> 
> These are all interesting questions to which I don't know the answers!
> 
> But, the idea of classlessness has certainly been discussed (within the
> last couple of months) on the Self list --
> self-interest at yahoogroups.com -- if you've not come across it.
> 
> I also suspect that Cel or Merlin may make use of some of these ideas. A
> google search should throw up some papers.
> 
> On the other hand, Jecel Assumpcao Jr (a google for Jecel will turn up
> most of the stuff) who could give you definitive answers to most of
> these questions usually watches this list.

Hans Martin Mosner did some prototype work for Squeak that
is available at
http://www.heeg.de/~hmm/squeak/System-Prototypes2.st

Karl