If a class has a method sending #shouldBeImplemented, then subclasses are
supposed to override that method, without modifying the superclass method.
It basically marks that class as abstract.

In contrast, #notYetImplemented indicates that the method itself should be
modified, replacing the #notYetImplemented send with the actual code.

- Bert -


On Fri, Jan 24, 2020 at 7:10 AM Thiede, Christoph <
Christoph.Thiede at student.hpi.uni-potsdam.de> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
>
> what exactly is the intended difference between #shouldBeImplemented and
> #notYetImplemented? It feels a bit confusing.
>
> I have always used #shouldBeImplemented only because it is predefined by
> the Debugger.
> But today I met #notYetImplemented and now wonder which one I should use:
> <http://www.hpi.de/>
>
>    - Both are detected by the debugger
>    - But #notYetImplemented has its own subclass implementation of
>    NotImplemented which handles #receiverClass and #selector. I like this, it
>    has a bit more object-orientation appeal.
>    - The names don't give me an indication to any semantical difference
>    - They are not in the same message category of Object at all!
>    - #shouldBeImplemented raises a specific error message, while that one
>    of #notYetImplemented is generic and less precise
>    - But why does the #shouldBeImpleemented message mention "or a
>    superclass should implement"? Given the subclass Bar of the
>    superclass Foo and I compile '#baz ^self shouldBeImplemented' on Bar. Why
>    should this indicate that #baz might have to implemented on Foo instead?
>    - Btw, we also have Object >> #required, which looks more Trait
>    specific. Is it a problem that Tools-Debugger depends on Traits via this
>    selector?
>
>
> However, I think we might have some heterogenic duplication here, or at
> least miss any documentation of the differences. Can you tell me more about
> the history of both selectors? Should we try to merge them?
>
> Best,
> Christoph
>
>
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