29 Nov
2004
29 Nov
'04
8:35 a.m.
but lex
you could have World as a classVariable or
world ^ World current
and only get this problem in workspaces and we write much more code in method bodies than in workspace.
World flash
World current flash
Flasher flash: World current
Flasher defaultInstance flash: World current
| flasher | flasher _ Flasher new. flasher flashingAlgorithm: #default. flasher flashTarget: World current. flasher beginFlashing.
In short, let's not to pretty up the language at the expense of ugly programs. Squeak is supposed to be programmed, not just talked about, and there will be tradeoffs that are necessary.
-Lex