Quote: a theory of objects as a foundation for object-oriented programming; like lambda calculus but based on objects as primitives; handles classes, self, dynamic dispatch, inheritance, etc.

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This book develops a theory of objects as … of a few basic primitives … There is a well-established theory of functions, the … [Although it parallels existing treatments,] our theory of objects is self-contained; it … [p. 1] Instead of taking functions as primitive and … the intrinsic rules that objects obey. … We account for a range of object-oriented concepts, … [p. 49] Objects are more primitive than classes and …   Google-1   Google-2

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