self vs. super

20 October, 2006

On the Beginners mailing list, Lukas Renggli explains the difference between self and super. This is nothing esoteric, but it’s always useful for a beginner.

One Response to “self vs. super”

  1. Martial Says:

    I noticed those posts too and I decided to make a PDF of it to show it to my friends who actually are interested in Squeak through the Seaside project. As I am not a beginner in smalltalk 80 but a newbie in Squeak, I remarked it was primordial to know it. Here’s the link of my short copy:

    Click to access SuperVSSelf.pdf

    and the source in LaTeX:
    http://www.hondana.net/Resources/Texts/Sources/ST/PNotes/SuperVSSelf.tex

    Spread it!


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