> a) Where do you see the advantage of it for your work? How would you describe the value added?

- consistent primitive syntax
- compiler gets simplified
- alt+n lists all FFI primitives

> How would you argue to convince someone else
> that their code should be changed to the new model?

- a better world, though I don't care if people prefer to work with
Squeak 3.5 ;-)

> b) Since there is room for ambiguity in supporting the current FFI spec
> and the proposed changes, do you think both styles should be supported
> for an intermediate period?
>     b1) If yes, for how long?
>     b2) If no, how do you propose to deal with migration?

- both styles could be supported next to each other
- automatic conversion script (the change is minimal)

> c) Given the choice, would you rather have an "inplace" change or
> perhaps an alternative version of the foreign function interface, aptly
> called FFII (pronounce as FF-2)?

- FFII would be a good approach, I think. It could be cleanly
loaded/unloaded from the image and would not require compiler patches.
FFI could be deprecated, but would still work in 3.9.

Lukas

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