I am currently using the Cuis, which doesn't having a 'SmalltalkImage
current' refactoring..
And this difference is a bit frustrating to me, especially when code
which have to be ported from Squeak,
i need to visit all the places and fix the references.

I was not here when this change was introduced, and you maybe know ,
that i'm a heated enemy of global state.
But i understand the reasoning of dissection the Smalltalk dictionary
of globals from the rest of service methods & additional state,
which is needed and which were putted in SmalltalkImage class.

But the more i thinking about it, the more i feel that this
'dissection' can be done in least intrusive way which is much
friendlier to 'old ways'
but also plays well with 'current ways'.

So, what i'm proposing:

- make a dictionary of globals a pure dictionary, without any extra
unrelated methods.
- completely move all fat stuff into SmalltalkImage from SystemDictionary class
- add 'globals' ivar to SmalltalkImage class , and add proxy methods
for accessing the dictionary, like #at: #at:put: etc.

then simply:
Smalltalk at: #Smalltalk put: (SmalltalkImage current).

Now, Smalltalk == SmalltalkImage current and everyone is happy:
 - dictionary lives in separate ivar,
 - fat & boring housekeeping stuff lives in SmalltalkImage instance.

What you think?

-- 
Best regards,
Igor Stasenko AKA sig.