hurra, a first test. looks a lot.... but lets not spoil th efeeling

lib/virtual/object.rb

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+module Virtual
+  # our machine is made up of objects, some of which are code, some data
+  #
+  # during compilation objects are module Virtual objects, but during execution they are not scoped
+  # 
+  # functions on these classes express their functionality as function objects
+  class Object
+    def initialize
+      @layout = Layout.new([:layout])
+    end
+    def attributes
+      raise "abstract #{self}"
+    end
+    def == other
+      return false unless other.class == self.class 
+      attributes.each do |a|
+        left = send(a)
+        right = other.send(a)
+        return false unless left.class == right.class 
+        return false unless left == right
+      end
+      return true
+    end
+  end
+  
+  class Layout < Object
+    def initialize members
+      @members = members
+    end
+    def attributes
+      [:members]
+    end
+  end
+
+  class Class < Object
+    def initialize name , sup = :Object
+      @name = name
+      @super_class = sup
+    end
+  end
+
+end