Reflection for Statically Typed Languages
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An object-oriented language that permits changing the behavior of a class or of a single object is said to support computational reflection. Existing reflective facilities in object-oriented languages are either complex, type unsafe, or have a large performance penalty. We propose a simple, easy-to-understand, and statically typed model that captures much of the functionalities of other reflective facilities. It brings the power of reflection to the world of type safe and efficient languages.
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