Dylan Programming

Dylan (DYnamic LANguage) is a new programming language invented by Apple Computer and several partners. Dylan is dynamic, is object-oriented, and delivers efficient applications.

Book Description

This book is written for application programmers who have experience working in a conventional language, such as C, Pascal, COBOL, FORTRAN, or BASIC, or in an object-oriented language, such as C++, Java, Smalltalk, or Common LISP with CLOS. Familiarity with object-oriented programming and dynamic languages is not required. We do compare Dylan to C, C++, and Java in this book, but you can read and understand the book without any knowledge of C, C++, or Java.

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Quick Start
• Methods, Classes, and Objects
• User-Defined Classes and Methods
• Class Inheritance
• Multimethods
• Modularity
• A Simple Library
• Nonclass Types
• Slots
• Collections and Control Flow
• Functions
• Libraries and Modules
• Four Complete Libraries
• Design of the Airport Application
• Definition of a New Collection
• The Airport Application
• Multiple Inheritance
• Performance and Flexibility
• Exceptions
• Macros

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