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The CLOS metaobject protocol is an elegant, high-performance extension to the CommonLisp Object System. The authors, who developed the metaobject protocol and who were among the group that developed CLOS, introduce this new approach to programming language design, describe its evolution and design principles, and present a formal specification of a metaobject protocol for CLOS.

Kiczales, des Rivieres, and Bobrow show that the "art of metaobject protocol design" lies in creating a synthetic combination of object-oriented and reflective techniques that can be applied under existing software engineering considerations to yield a new approach to programming language design that meets a broad set of design criteria.

One of the major benefits of including the metaobject protocol in programming languages is that it allows users to adjust the language to better suit their needs. Metaobject protocols also disprove the adage that adding more flexibility to a programming language reduces its performance. In presenting the principles of metaobject protocols, the authors work with actual code for a simplified implementation of CLOS and its metaobject protocol, providing an opportunity for the reader to gain hands-on experience with the design process. They also include a number of exercises that address important concerns and open issues.

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CONTENTS
Introduction = 1
Ⅰ THE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF METAOBJECT PROTOCOLS
 1 How CLOS in Implemented = 13
  1.1 A Subset of CLOS = 14
  1.2 The Basic Backstage Structures = 15
  1.3 Representing Classes = 17
  1.4 Printing Objects = 26
  1.5 Representing the Structure of Instances = 26
  1.6 Representing Generic Functions = 34
  1.7 Representing Methods = 36
  1.8 Invoking Generic Functions = 40
  1.9 A Word About Performance = 45
  1.10 Summary = 45
 2 Introspection and Analysis = 47
  2.1 Introducing Class Metaobjects = 48
  2.2 Browsing Classes = 52
  2.3 Browsing Generic Functions = 58
  2.4 Programmatic Creation of New Classes = 66
  2.5 Summary = 69
 3 Extending the Language = 71
  3.1 Specialized Class Metaobjects = 72
  3.2 Terminology = 74
  3.3 Using Specialized Class Metaobject Classes = 76
  3.4 Class Precedence Lists = 78
  3.5 Slot Inheritance = 83
  3.6 Other Inheritance Protocols = 90
  3.7 Slot Access = 96
  3.8 Instance Allocation = 99
  3.9 Summary = 105
 4 Protocol Design = 107
  4.1 A Simple Generic Function Invocation Protocol = 107
  4.2 Functional and Procedural Protocols = 110
  4.3 Layered Protocols = 119
  4.4 Improving Performance = 125
  4.5 Protocol Design Summary = 131
Ⅱ A METAOBJECT PROTOCOL FOR CLOS
 5 Concepts = 137
  5.1 Introduction = 137
  5.2 Metaobjects = 137
  5.3 Inheritance Structure of Metaobject Classes = 140
  5.4 Processing of the User Interface Macros = 145
  5.5 Subprotocols = 153
 6 Generic Functions and Methods = 163
A Introduction to CLOS = 243
B Solutions to Selected Exercises = 255
C Living with Circularity = 269
D A Working Closette Implementation = 277
E Cross Reference to Full MOP = 317
References = 325
Index = 327