> Just some feelings:
> 
> > dir := FileDirectory default, 'foo', 'bar', 'baz'.
> 
> I like this.

The selector #, is commonly used for contatenation of
 collections (and composites); not for routing.

Why not:

    dir := FileDirectory default / 'foo' / 'bar' / 'baz'.
or
    dir := FileDirectory default @ 'foo' @ 'bar' @ 'baz'.

cheers,
Ale.

 
> > file := FileDirectory default, 'foo', 'bar',
> > 'baz', 'mumble.file'.
> 
> And I don't like this so much, because it answers a
> closed file and you have to do "file open: #readOnly"
> or whatever.
> 
> > This suggests digging up the ANSI spec for
> > Smalltalk, which might possible have some useful
> > suggestions from folks who have thought this
> > through a bit.
> 
> I think the ANSI spec doesn't talk about
> FileDirectories or paths at all. But I'm glad you
> mentioned the standard. Wouldn't it be nice to
> implement the ANSI <FileStream factory> protocol in
> FileStream class and FileDirectory? I think Richard
> Harmon did this long time ago (together with lots of
> ANSIfication stuff).
> 
> Luciano.-
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