Greetings Squeakers,<br>
I am interested in the history of the Squeak 3.8 image.<br>
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Metaphorically how much is my Squeak image like sourdough bread?<br>
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Literally, are there instances of objects that have been living ( or allocated ) in the image for 30 years?<br>
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I can see how the individual class and method definitions can be traced
back, just like libraries in other file based programming languages,
but the runtime system of the image seems wholly different.<br>
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Was the image thrown away during major transitions in VM such as
Smalltalk-72 -> Smalltalk-80 -> Squeak? If not, how is this
transition made?<br>
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Thanks,<br>
Austin<br>
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P.S. I'm coming from a J2EE perspective, where these cultural facts are
quite enlightening. Deploying a content change recently required a
server reboot.