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XOTcl

XOTcl is an object-oriented extension for the Tool Command Language created by Gustaf Neumann and Uwe Zdun. It is a derivative of MIT OTcl and is based on a dynamic object system with metaclasses influenced by CLOS. Class and method definitions in XOTcl are completely dynamic. The language also provides support for design patterns through filters and decorator mixins.

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XOTcl
Paradigmmulti-paradigm: object-oriented, functional, Imperative, event-driven programming
Designed byGustaf Neumann and Uwe Zdun
First appeared20001
Stable release
1.6.8 / 29 April 2014 (2014-04-29)
Typing disciplinedynamic typing, everything can be treated as a string
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Influenced by
Tcl, OTcl

XOTcl is an object-oriented extension for the Tool Command Language created by Gustaf Neumann and Uwe Zdun. It is a derivative of MIT OTcl and is based on a dynamic object system with metaclasses influenced by CLOS. Class and method definitions in XOTcl are completely dynamic. The language also provides support for design patterns through filters and decorator mixins.

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References

References

  1. Neumann, Gustav; Zdun, Uwe (February 2000). "XOTcl, an Object-Oriented Scripting Language" (PostScript). Retrieved 2014-07-03.
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