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William.Rutiser	New APL V6 Object Features Posted: Monday, January 09, 2006 2:41 PM (EST) First note that MOM is experimental and under development but Mom development is not my highest priority task. <br> Currently, there is no way to add or replace a function in an object. []FX as "system member function" is in the works. <br> Mom development is not my highest priority task. There will be some additional MOM related things in the release version. I can say this because some are already coded. More than likely, additional primitives will support object references. <br> MOM is not yet an acronym.
Eric.Lescasse	New APL V6 Object Features Posted: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 4:38 AM (EST) Joe,   I have put a few []mom examples at:   http://www.lescasse.com/APLWin60Quadmom.asp   I don't know how good they are though.   Eric
Joe.Tibollo	New APL V6 Object Features Posted: Monday, January 16, 2006 3:13 PM (EST) Bill:   I understand that MOM is not your top priority.  With everything that is going on I can understand why you might be spread thin.  However, []MOM is the only way to simulate Dyalog APL namespaces.  For me, many years ago, this was (and is) a must have feature.  I believe that may be the case with many current APL programmers.  I think many of us could switch away from Dyalog APL if we just had this one feature alone.  So, please add a facility for adding and removing functions from a []MOM object.  This is a minimum requirement for making this facility useful and usable by me.   One of the biggest turnoffs for me is to get a list comprising hundreds of names when executing )fns or )vars.  Anything that allows us to manage names better will be a big productivity booster.  So, I guess, the only thing to do is hope and wait.   Regards, Joe
Michael.Hughes	New APL V6 Object Features Posted: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 6:33 AM (EST) I couldn't agree more I currently use A+ which has a basic concept of namespaces and I find it a real disadvantage without it when using Apl+Win (currently my APL of choice).  When I saw the []mom feature was to be included in the next release my heart leapt for joy as they say.  I can afford to wait (a bit) but would appreciate some form of timeline for or indication of further development even if it is theoretical rather than concrete.   This sounds like a whinge but it really is a pat on the back however like all small children with their favourite toy we just want more and we want it now!
Michael.Hughes	New APL V6 Object Features Posted: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 6:33 AM (EST) I couldn't agree more I currently use A+ which has a basic concept of namespaces and I find it a real disadvantage without it when using Apl+Win (currently my APL of choice).  When I saw the []mom feature was to be included in the next release my heart leapt for joy as they say.  I can afford to wait (a bit) but would appreciate some form of timeline for or indication of further development even if it is theoretical rather than concrete.   This sounds like a whinge but it really is a pat on the back however like all small children with their favourite toy we just want more and we want it now!