From: Pit Capitain <pit@...>
Date: 2004-12-11T20:39:07+09:00
Subject: Re: Freezing Variable Assignment

Nicholas Van Weerdenburg schrieb:
> On Sat, 11 Dec 2004 12:33:51 +0900, David A. Black <dblack@wobblini.net> wrote:
>>(...)
>>Come to think of it... that's also my problem with "slot" -- it
>>strikes me as creating a set of constraints or expectations that Ruby
>>probably won't follow or match.  And in such a case, I consider Ruby
>>right and the terminology questionable (in the context of Ruby).
>>(...)
> I recall seeing "slots" used in Dylan. Is it used in any other
> languages? Is it a common OO concept?

Slots are a fundamental concept in prototype oriented languages like Self and 
Io. I haven't followed this thread in detail, so I can't say whether the term 
matches what David and the others were talking about.

Regards,
Pit