ducasse at iam.unibe.ch wrote
>
>"Change Set:		KCPFIX initializenew:
>Date:			20 May 2004
>Author:			stŽphane ducasse
>
>make sure that new: also invoke initialize.
>Note that for speed gain we could in the future shortcut this call on
>String, Array, ByteArray...."

Why in the future? Right now, I suggest. Seen with the eyes of the one 
eyeing Squeak but not loving it yet, speed is probably Squeak's 
biggest problem. It is not exactly convincing to see letters hobbling 
onto the screen 1 to 2 seconds behind typing them on older machines. 

regards, Martin