[REBOL] Re: REBOL : Pure OOP project ?
From: robert:muench:robertmuench at: 10-Apr-2002 9:51
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> Christian Morency
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> Subject: [REBOL] Re: REBOL : Pure OOP project ?
> I agree that OOP is not the key to rebol-usage-pattern, at the moment ;) But
> for large projects it could benefits.
OOP didn't solved the software-component-reuse problem, it makes it sometimes a
bit easier if you have a good designer in your team. But anyway... it's an
option and maybe we have it available one day.
> Could you further explain your "aggregated" pattern for object in rebol ?
Well, it's no rocket sience. At the moment I design my reblets like this:
1. I use objects for aggregating data. These objects are version-controled.
2. I add business-object-evolution code. This code can transform my data objects
from one version to the next. So updating my inner data structure won't break
any old data-files. IMO that's very important, if you publish several versions,
you can assure that all of these will be used somewhere. Don't expect people to
always use your latest version.
3. I use one object for all the VID stuff for one mask/dialog/frame. This
includes the layout and all kind of supporting functions needed. Further I only
have two functions to travel from objects to gui and backward: object_to_gui and
gui_to_object.
4. I have a set of global functions that are generic enough so that these can be
used from all GUI objects. Like finding, adding, deleting, changing an object.
For VID I use the sub-panel pattern. I have one main window with a box that
get's resized and assigned new layouts.
> Each widget should be developped by one person, but I think the coordination
> could be from the mailing list...
Sorry, but I don't agree. IMO the widget should be developed by all of us who
are interested but being coordinated by one person. The coordination is the
critical part as you have to check that the widget will be plug-in able into the
bigger picture, the RSL (Rebol Standard Library).
For me the concept how to use Rebol, create libraries and lightweight frameworks
(that's in short design- and programming style and guideline) is the base to
start with. If we got a (democratic) agreed concept building all the widgets
should be quite fast with all the people here.
At the moment I have to read the widget sources, alter them to fit into my
architecture, alter words atc. But if the widget gets updated... I'm lost and
need to start over again. Robert
