Next-Generation Operating Environments
No Storage Hierarchy: Once information is created, it should be accessible until it is no longer needed or referenced.
Introspection: The system should posses some aspects of introspection and reflection.
- Pervasively self-monitoring
- Reason about its own configuration and performance
- Suggest improvements
Just-in-Time Binding: Sort of like the Internet today, but extended to all object interactions. “Binding-by-Search”
Tools Emphasis Shifting: From code-efficiency to rapid application development with wizards automatically generating scaffolding or framework code.