Safe metaclass composition using mixin-based inheritance

Computer Languages, Systems and Structures

Volumn 30, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 49-61

  Bouraqadi, Noury ^a  

^a ECOLE DES MINES DE DOUAI   (France)

Author keywords

Class property; Compatibility; Composition; Metaclass; Mixin; Reuse

Indexed keywords

CODES (SYMBOLS); COMPUTER PROGRAMMING; COMPUTER PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

CLASS PROPERTY; METACLASS;

STORAGE ALLOCATION (COMPUTER);

EID: 1542273367     PISSN: 14778424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cl.2003.09.003     Document Type: Article

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