Other Objects¶

Here are some interesting oddball objects not discussed elsewhere:

comparator	an object that can compute “diffs” between sequences
compilerProfiling	compiler profiling
desktop	The controlling object for the graphical user interface
history	A history of commands typed at the prompt, and their results
memory	memory system interface (GC, snapshot, low space, etc.)
monitor	system monitor (spy) control
nil	indicates an uninitialized value
platforms	possible hardware platforms
preferences	user configuration preferences
profiling, flatProfiling	controls Self code profiling
prompt	interactive read-eval-print loop
scheduler	Self process scheduler
snapshotAction	actions to do before/after a snapshot
thisHost	describes the current host platform
times	reports user, system, cpu, or real time
typeSizes	bit/byte sizes for primitive types
vmProfiling	virtual machine profiling