On Aug 1, 2008, at 6:01 PM, Randal L. Schwartz wrote:
"Sean" == Sean Allen sean@monkeysnatchbanana.com writes:
Sean> If I have beginner Smalltalk questions. What is the best forum for Sean> asking those?
Sean> Here even if they aren't squeak specific?
If you're learning Smalltalk by using Squeak, it makes sense to ask them here. If you're not using Squeak to learn, it might be best to start with an appropriate list for that vendor, simply because you might not know whether it's Squeak-specific or not.
i'm using squeak but i also know they arent really squeak specific questions...
design type things like...
you have an instance variable you only want to allow to set once, never again ( in that fashion its like variable binding in erlang. ) what is the accepted smalltalk way to do this? is there one?
or
how are the equivalent of c++ virtual methods handled in smalltalk? what is the standard idiom for that design pattern?
those are two, i have more. is this the right forum? if not, where would be the right forum?