[squeak-dev] Naming of method categories (AKA protocols)

Benoit St-Jean bstjean at yahoo.com
Sun Jan 1 21:37:57 UTC 2023


Monticello requires *PackageName for extensions to be included in the 
original package.


On 2023-01-01 16:20, Stephen Travis Pope wrote:
>
> Hello again,
>
> In reference to my previous query, when did it become fashionable to 
> have method category (protocol) names that signified the package?  How 
> does this help in navigating the system?
>
> It’s quite confusing when I go to a system class in the browser and 
> see a list of protocols like this,
>
> protocols.jpg
>
> Isn't there a field in the method header where we could store this, 
> and still use the simpler standard list of protocols to assist in 
> learning the system?  Remember, the first rule of reuse is, “if you 
> can’t find it, you can’t reuse it.”
>
> stp
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