[squeak-dev] [Discussion] Creating message sends via anObject >>> #selector ?

Tobias Pape Das.Linux at gmx.de
Wed Jun 12 16:48:04 UTC 2019


> On 12.06.2019, at 18:42, tim Rowledge <tim at rowledge.org> wrote:
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>> On 2019-06-12, at 8:14 AM, Stéphane Rollandin <lecteur at zogotounga.net> wrote:
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>>> someObjects collect: self >>> #convert:.
>> -1 (since you asked :)
> 
> I have to agree; I really don't like the 
> `someObjects collect: #message`
> thing either. Just ain't natural.

Also, it "lifts" things to a meta-level, where the block thing is more base-level…

That said, I do think we nee something for "write-along" scripting, repl-style.
In that case, the '…ect: #…' thing comes in handy; but it's a different use case.



-t


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