>>>>> "Doug" == Doug Way <dway at riskmetrics.com> writes:

Doug> Maybe there could also be an instance-side Model>>open method,
Doug> which then does the isMorphic test and calls either openAsMorph
Doug> or openInView.  (Model class>>open would just be "self new
Doug> open".)  Or, maybe it should all stay on the class side.  Hmm,
Doug> looking at the implementors of #openAsMorph and #open, I see
Doug> they're mixtures of instance-side and class-side... more cleanup
Doug> to do.  Any thoughts on this?

I said this a year ago.  So yes, do it.  There's no reason every
single thing that "opens" should need to test what kind of world it's
in.

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    if you type code thrice, it's a show-stopper!

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