# The Art of the Metaobject Protocol

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- Authors: [Gregor Kiczales](https://www.bookquiver.com/gregor-kiczales), [Jim Des Rivieres](https://www.bookquiver.com/jim-des-rivieres), [Daniel G. Bobrow](https://www.bookquiver.com/daniel-g-bobrow)
- Language: en_US
- Published: 1991-07-30

## Description

The authors 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. The CLOS metaobject...

## Editions

### The Art of the Metaobject Protocol

- Publisher: the_mit_press
- ISBN: 978-02-6261-074-2
- Pages: 352
- Published: 1991-07-30
- Language: en_US