Re: STK program development tools

From: Ken Anderson <KAnderso_at_bbn.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Jan 1997 12:02:03 -0500

At 13:19 1/20/97, Andre Gilles wrote:
> My message deals with developpement tool but is aimed toward
>computer aided design of STklos code.
>
> I find it best to design my code before typing it. Usually
>when I face a code written with an OOPL, I use OMT for modelling the
>software. I must admit that I can't bridge the gap between CLOS and
>OMT. My main trouble is how to represent methods. In OMT you would
>associate methods to classes. In CLOS methods are not part of class.

There should be a subset of CLOS, such as single dispatch methods that
matches OMT's model pretty well.

>
> Is there a modeling technique that fits CLOS ? (or even better
>a technique and tools that support the technique ?) (or even better a
>technique and free tools ... :-)

Well, xemacs has a OO-Browser mode that scans code in various languages,
C++, Eiffel, and Common Lisp at least.
Received on Mon Jan 20 1997 - 17:58:42 CET