Object-oriented programming has been one of the prevailing paradigms in computing in the last few decades. It provides easy abstractions of the problem domain and a way to model it that feels natural. However, there are many ways to orient your programming to objects. As is usual in Perl 6, it does not opt for one of them: it includes them all and lets the user pick their preferred one. This style of programming does not preclude the other styles you have seen: you ...
9. Roles and Classes
Bundling Code and Data in the Same Block and Reusing It Is the Main Part Roles and Classes Play in So-Called Object-Oriented Languages
J. J. Merelo1
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Granada, Spain
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