High-level object oriented programming with array technology

Abstract

Although classical object-oriented programming languages provide high-level modeling capacities (abstract data type, inheritance etc.), they remain low-level relative to data manipulation. Addressing this problem with object oriented programming languages is an important mission of today's research. Considerable work has already been done, leading to the development of tools such as object query languages, with mixed results. In this paper, we present the key points of a new approach to this problem. We propose an enhancement of object oriented programming at the core level, by integrating Array Programming, a high-level model for computing. Our solution is based on an extension to object oriented programming. This integration of object technology and Array Programming allows for high-level object-oriented programming. At the same time, it opens Array Programming to the powerful world of objects.