Using Objects for Structuring Multiparadigm Programming Environments

نویسندگان

Diomidis Spinellis

Sophia Drossopoulou

Susan Eisenbach

چکیده

Multiparadigm programming allows the programmer to write the implementation of a system in a number of different paradigms. We describe our approach to multiparadigm programming based on modeling programming paradigms as object classes. In particular, objects can be used to encapsulate program modules, and classes to encapsulate their respective paradigms. The paradigm class hierarchy can then be used to abstract common paradigm characteristics and the call-gate, a local inter-operation abstraction can be used to flatten the class hierarchy into a collection of paradigms. We use this object-oriented structuring mechanism to provide the base for designing multiparadigm environment generators. In order to demonstrate our approach we develop MPSS, a multiparadigm environment generator, use it to implement blueprint, a six paradigm programming environment, and use all its paradigms in a numerical and symbolic integration package.

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