Mirrors: design principles for meta-level facilities of object-oriented programming languages
Mirrors: design principles for meta-level facilities of object-oriented programming languages
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10.1145/1028976.1029004
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2004-10
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Gilad Bracha;D. Ungar
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作者：
Gilad Bracha;D. Ungar
我们确定了三个设计原则，反射和元编程设施面向对象的编程语言。封装：元级设施必须封装它们的实现。分层：元级功能必须与基本级功能分离。本体对应：元级设施的本体应该对应于它们所操作的语言的本体。传统/主流的反射架构并不遵循这些规则。相比之下，围绕镜像概念构建的反射API的特点是遵守这三个原则。因此，基于镜像的架构在分发、部署和通用元编程方面具有显著的优势。
We identify three design principles for reflection and metaprogramming facilities in object oriented programming languages. Encapsulation: meta-level facilities must encapsulate their implementation. Stratification: meta-level facilities must be separated from base-level functionality. Ontological correspondence: the ontology of meta-level facilities should correspond to the ontology of the language they manipulate. Traditional/mainstream reflective architectures do not follow these precepts. In contrast, reflective APIs built around the concept of mirrors are characterized by adherence to these three principles. Consequently, mirror-based architectures have significant advantages with respect to distribution, deployment and general purpose metaprogramming.