System Object Model

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The System Object Model

• embodies features commonly associated with object oriented programming systems
  • implementation
  • inheritance
  • encapsulation
  • polymorphism
• also advanced capabilities including
  • metaclasses
  • user intercept
  • control of MethodDispatch and DynamicClassConstruction
• provides
  • a rich, extensible, object model with complete runtime support for its semantics
  • these capabilities in a language independent way that solves the fragile base class problem
  • programmers with a familiar object-oriented paradigm for building their applications

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