On Thu, Jan 22, 2015 at 12:06 PM, Bert Freudenberg <bert at freudenbergs.de> wrote:
> On 22.01.2015, at 18:46, Tobias Pape <Das.Linux at gmx.de> wrote:
>>
>> On 22.01.2015, at 18:32, Nicolas Cellier <nicolas.cellier.aka.nice at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> We can use the #deprecated: in the meantime so as to not forget
>>> - that we should change senders
>>> - that we should not use this API in new code
>>
>> I'm unsure.
>> I _really_ like the idea of treating a namespace as a dictionary.
>> But this is just gut feeling.
>
> Once we actually use multiple environments, won't we have to modify the tools anyway? It would be a pity if you could only use e.g. the Refactoring tools on the global environment.

Why would including the Dictionary API in Smalltalk mean one could
"only" use the Refactoring tools?  It is no impediment to developing
new tools..