Hi Hannes,

> He speeks about a nuturing process which is driven by
> #doesNotUnderstand:
>
> As I understand messages are sent around in the MicroWorld and if an
> object does not understand something it copies the method from the
> parent image. In this case the whole thing seems to be an application of
> the VMSimulator within the image.

#doesNotUnderstand: or a mechanism like DNA transferred from parent image as
a digital firm for classes that has been inherited from parent image but has
not been downloaded (learned).
There are too much work to be done in this area...

> A question for Spanish speakers. What does 'La Red' mean?
>

The web (WWW).

cheers,
Ale.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Hannes Hirzel" <hannes.hirzel.squeaklist at bluewin.ch>
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Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 7:44 AM
Subject: Re: Mythical small kernel images?


> <diegogomezdeck at consultar.com> wrote:
> > Stef,
> >
> > > Diego what was the paper you talked about?
> >
> > The paper is "Engendrando un Smalltalk" (in spanish), you an find it at
> > http://www.smalltalking.net/Papers/stGen/stGen.htm
>
> This short paper looks really interesting. I have language problems and
> content problems reading it but it is exciting.
>
> What I get from the paper:
>
> It starts with saying that Smalltalk is a place where objects live. Even
> if you have no or little command of spanish it might be interesting to
> look at it as it has some nice illustrative pictures about the cloning
> process.
>
> Alejandro Reimondo speaks about cloning - about generating a new image
> within an old one ("asexual reproduction").
>
>
> MicroWorld = MicroSmalltalk + MicroVMKernel + MicroBaseClasses
> MicroSmalltalk isA: MicroSystemDictionary
>
> MicroVMKernel = MicroVMConstants
> Necessary things for the VM to work (for example: Semaphore, Process,
> Point, Smalltalk etc.).
> MicroBaseClasses = The necessary classes for the MicroWorld to work.
> (for example Class, CompiledMethod, Symbol, Process, Context,
> SystemDictionary, etc)
>
> He speeks about a nuturing process which is driven by
> #doesNotUnderstand:
>
> As I understand messages are sent around in the MicroWorld and if an
> object does not understand something it copies the method from the
> parent image. In this case the whole thing seems to be an application of
> the VMSimulator within the image.
>
> A question for Spanish speakers. What does 'La Red' mean?
>
>
> Hannes
>
>