Hi, A and Bert -

> > That said, I'm a bit indifferent about including hard-core hacking
>> stuff like VMMaker or Refactoring browser. I personally would include
>> VMMaker but not RB, but I couldn't explain where to draw the line.
>
>VMMaker would be *extremely* powerful and deep if someone would just write a
>little UI wrapper for the simulator so that you can run the simulator just
>from the world's open menu. That'd be an "aha-effect" that people wouldn't
>forget so fast... and besides it may actually lead to the simulator keeping
>in sync with the other changes if it could be more easily executed and be
>run casually.

I agree, although it's kind of big now.  But it sure turns people's heads around -- especially if you make a change.  Also, its presence makes real on our claim of "you get it all" since, in that form, it does carry the interpreter itself, with full source in the single Squeak package.  It'sa perception thing, but isn't that part of what "full" means?

Interesting you should mention about a GUI for the VM.  I just started on one yesterday!  It's going to be pretty simple, but way better than nothing, and a place to start if someone wants to get serious.

And a *real* motivation for JIT ;-)  ;-).

	- Dan