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It is this latter ability that represents "the whole idea". Unlike Objective C's categories that allowed only new methods to be built onto existing classes, TOM allows you to add class and instance variables, new methods, even new superclasses. This results in the redefinition of "class" as "a class is defined by its main definition and any extensions", these extensions have become a first-class citizen of the language.

==Links:External links==

* [http://www.gerbil.org/tom/ The TOM Programming Language]

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[http://www.gerbil.org/tom/ The TOM Programming Language]