ContextL is an extension to the Common Lisp Object System that allows for Context-oriented
Programming. It provides means to associate partial class and method definitions with layers …

We have found many programming problems for which neither procedural nor object-
oriented programming techniques are sufficient to clearly capture some of the important …

This paper presents a metaobject protocol (MOP) for C++. This MOP was designed to bring
the power of meta-programming to C++ programmers. It avoids penalties on runtime …

The design of CSCW systems has often had its roots in ethnomethodological
understandings of work and investigations of working settings. Increasingly, we are also …

This book introduces a software development method, called the Demeter1 Method, for
developing adaptive object-oriented software. The reader will learn the Demeter Method for …

Conventional operating system code is written to deal with all possible system stat es, and
performs considerable interpretation to determine the current system state before taking …

This book is the result of the seminar “A 30-Year Perspective on Replication,” which took
place at Monte Verita, Ascona, Switzerland, in November 2007. As suggested by the title, the …

The expressiveness conferred by high-level and object-oriented languages is often impaired
by concerns that cross-cut a program's basic functionality. Execution time, data …

Motivation Modem enterprises rely on database management systems (DBMS) to collect,
store and manage corporate data, which is considered a strategic corporate re source …

Recent years have seen a shift in perception of the nature of HCI and interactive systems. As
interface work has increasingly become a focus of attention for the social sciences, we have …