This directory contains historical design documents, implementation plans, and research notes from Harding's development. These documents are kept for reference but may not reflect the current implementation.
- PROPOSAL-object-model.md - Original proposal for the slot-based object model
- NIMTALK-NEW-OBJECT-MODEL.md - Summary of the new object model design
- CLASSES-AND-INSTANCES.md - Design exploration of class-like conventions
- IMPLEMENTATION-PLAN.md - Detailed 6-week implementation plan (all phases completed)
- DECISION-NEEDED.md - Design decision records from early development
- TODO.md - Historical project task tracker
- IMPROVEMENTS.md - Interpreter cleanup and optimization notes
- COMPILER-PLAN.md - Earlier Granite compiler improvement plan
- EXAMPLE_MATRIX.md - Example compilation status snapshot
- PERFORMANCE_ANALYSIS_2026.md - Profiling analysis snapshot
- performance_baseline.md - Historical benchmark baseline
- performance_optimization_plan.md - Earlier optimization plan
- OPTIMIZE.md - Archived optimization brainstorm notes
These documents represent historical design work. For the current implementation:
- See MANUAL.md for current language behavior
- See QUICKREF.md for syntax reference
- See TOOLS_AND_DEBUGGING.md for tool usage and debugging
- See ROADMAP.md for active priorities
- See CLAUDE.md for development guidelines
- Understanding design decisions and rationale
- Seeing the evolution of language features
- Researching alternative approaches considered
- Historical context for current implementation