18 Dec
2004
18 Dec
'04
3:52 a.m.
Here we go, answering myself, before anyone else does :)
Modularity, Namespaces and compatibility layers seem like the (only) way forward
Change sets are an alternative, and the mechanism for them is already there. But this does lead to the "many headed beast problem" :)
Or as mentioned prefixes, another simple solution.
This approach would also give the structure for compatibility with mainstream (and/or other dialects of) Smalltalk.
I would like to choose the dialect/libraries either squeaks, of Flow, or ...
Probably a lot of work, although most likely worth it in the end.
Probably still worth it in the end, as modularity and namespaces would solve many compatibility problems neatly.
And this would tame the beast...
Aaron