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BankAccountDemo-Self

Source code for Chris Double's Self Demo: Creating a bank account object.

• Self "Mandarin" 2017.1 reference platform.

Installation

1. Install and setup Self.

2. Download this project.

3. Via a Self shell, specify the correct path and Do it:

   modules init
     registerTree: 'bankaccount'
     At: '/Users/username/Downloads/BankAccountDemo-Self-master/bankaccount'
   

4. Next, Do it:

   bootstrap read: 'bankaccount'
     From: 'applications'
     InTree: 'bankaccount'
     IfFail: nil
   

5. Lastly, Get it:

   bankaccount clone
   

(For steps 3-5, see the shell object in Screenshots below.)

Example Usage

Via a bankaccount object, Do it:

deposit: 50

withdraw: 25

(See the bankaccount object in Screenshots below.)

Screenshots

Author

Bracken Spencer

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License

BankAccountDemo-Self is released under the MIT license. See the LICENSE file for more info.

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Useful Links

• Bystroushaak's Self series
• Self and Self: Whys and Wherefores
• Self: The Movie
• selflanguage.org