====== AmbientTalk/2 Tutorial ======

{{:at:atlogo.jpg?60  }} The AmbientTalk/2 tutorial is subdivided into major chapters which each highlight a particular aspect of the language. These "aspects" can sometimes be best described as particular programming styles.

=== Jump to ===

  - [[preface|Preface]]
  - [[iat|Interactive AmbientTalk (IAT) Shell]]
  - [[basic|Functional and Imperative Programming]]
    - [[basic#variables|Variables]]
    - [[basic#tables|Tables]]
    - [[basic#functions|Functions]]
    - [[basic#closure|Closures]]
    - [[basic#blocks|Blocks]]
    - [[basic#keywords|Keywords]]
    - [[basic#native_data_types|Native Data Types]]
    - [[basic#control_flow_constructs|Control Flow Constructs]]
  - [[objects|Object-oriented Programming]]
    - [[objects#Objects,_fields_and_methods|Objects, fields and methods]]
    - [[objects#Sending_messages|Sending messages]]
    - [[objects#Cloning_and_instantiation|Cloning and instantiation]]
    - [[objects#Delegation_and_cloning|Delegation and cloning]]
    - [[objects#Delegation_and_dynamic_inheritance|Delegation and dynamic inheritance]]
    - [[objects#First-class_delegation|First-class delegation]]
    - [[objects#Encapsulation|Encapsulation]]
    - [[objects#Uniform_Access|Uniform Access]]
  - [[multiparadigm|On Scoping, Closures, Methods and Messages]]
    - [[multiparadigm#lexical_scope_vs_object_scope|Lexical Scope vs Object Scope]]
    - [[multiparadigm#nesting_objects|Nesting Objects]]
    - [[multiparadigm#methods_vs_closures|Methods vs Closures]]
    - [[multiparadigm#external_methods_and_fields|External Methods and Fields]]
    - [[multiparadigm#first-class_methods|First-class Methods]]
    - [[multiparadigm#first-class_messages|First-class Messages]]
  - [[modular|Modular Programming]]
    - [[modular#namespaces_and_the_lobby|Namespaces and the lobby]]
    - [[modular#Importing_objects|Importing objects]]
    - [[modular#objects_as_traits|Objects as traits]]
    - [[modular#classifying_objects_using_type_tags|Classifying objects using type tags]]
    - [[modular#Exception_Handling|Exception Handling]]
    - [[modular#Escaping_continuations|Escaping Continuations]]
  - [[metaprogramming|Metaprogramming]]
    - [[metaprogramming|AmbientTalk without syntactic sugar]]
    - [[metaprogramming|Quasiquoting and splicing]]
    - [[metaprogramming|First-class abstract grammar]]
    - [[metaprogramming#multi-stage_generative_programming|Multi-stage Generative Programming]]
  - [[symbiosis|Symbiotic programming with Java]]
    - [[symbiosis#Symbiosis_Architecture|Symbiosis Architecture]]
    - [[symbiosis#Accessing_Java_from_within_AmbientTalk|Accessing Java from within AmbientTalk]]
    - [[symbiosis#Accessing_AmbientTalk_from_within_Java|Accessing AmbientTalk from within Java]]
  - [[reflection|Reflective Programming]]
    - [[reflection#mirrors|Mirrors]]
    - [[reflection#mirages|Mirages]]
    - [[reflection#The_Metaobject_Protocol|The Metaobject Protocol]]
  - [[actors|Concurrent Programming with Actors]]
    - [[actors#threads_vs_actors|Threads Vs Actors]]
    - [[actors#actors_and_far_references|Actors and Far References]]
    - [[actors#asynchronous_message_sending|Asynchronous Message Sending]]
    - [[actors#isolates|Isolates]]
    - [[actors#futures|Futures]]
    - [[actors#actor_mirrors|Actor Mirrors]]
    - [[actors#nesting_actors|Nesting Actors]]
  - [[distribution|Distributed Programming]]
    - [[distribution#going_online|Going Online]]
    - [[distribution#exporting_and_discovering_objects|Exporting and Discovering Objects]]
    - [[distribution#dealing_with_transient_failures|Dealing with Transient Failures]]
    - [[distribution#dealing_with_permanent_failures|Dealing with Permanent Failures]]
    - [[distribution#taking_offline_remote_objects|Taking Offline Remote Objects]]
  - [[appendix|Appendix: Libraries]]
    - [[appendix#unit_testing_framework|Unit testing framework]]
    - [[appendix#basic_collections|Basic Collections]]
    - [[appendix#top-level_functions|Top-level Functions]]
    - [[appendix#custom_exceptions|Custom Exceptions]]
    - [[appendix#language_extensions|Language Extensions]]
    - [[appendix#utilities|Utilities]]