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From: dunham@gdl.msu.edu (Steve Dunham)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.beta
Subject: Re: what is a pattern?
Date: 9 Sep 1994 13:47:16 GMT
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Garth Zenie (gzenie@neural.hampshire.edu) wrote:
: i've read the FAQ.  beta seems like a _very_ interesting language but
: i'm having a hard time understanding what exactly a pattern is.  could
: somebody who does perhaps explain to me (perhaps with some code
: examples).  for some reason the explanation in the faq didn't click
: properly.

: also, in a previous append (one of the two) there was some simple
: benchmarking done.  does anybody know if any extensive benchmarking
: has been done between moljner beta and other language (common lisp,
: smalltalk, c++, etc).

: finally, is is true that beta doesn't have multiple inheritence?  if
: this is true and if any of the developers of beta are monitering this
: newsgroup, i would be curious what led to that descision.

Patterns are really a neat idea.  It is explained very well by the
book mentioned in the FAQ.  The book also has a detailed explination
of why there isn't multiple inheritance in Beta.  Try to find the book
in your university library. (the title is something like:
`Object-Oriented Programming in the Beta programming language'.)

I was going to ask if there were any freely distributable beta's under
development, but if the Linux one only costs $50, the point is moot.

Steve
dunham@gdl.msu.edu