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Didn't Smalltalk basically invent the idea of being able to open up objects at runtime? Even Objective-C, with its strong Smalltalk ties, allows for runtime mod
by randomdata 14y ago
Didn't Smalltalk basically invent the idea of being able to open up objects at runtime? Even Objective-C, with its strong Smalltalk ties, allows for runtime modification.
- scott_s 14y agoAny language with eval is probably going to, by default, be interpreted. You can compile a language with eval, but it means you'll need to stick the compiler into every binary with a program that calls eval.