on 13/02/02 6:55 PM, Hannes Hirzel at hirzel at spw.unizh.ch wrote:

> Hi
> 
> On the swiki page
> http://minnow.cc.gatech.edu/squeak/2252
> Creating and accessing modules in code
> 
> where it is explained how to access modules:
> Module @ path
> Module fromPath: path
> Module @ #(Squeak VMConstruction)
> 
> a new way of accessing submodules was added
> <citation>
> You can also send uppercase messages to a module to access its
> submodules. So if moduleA has a submodule named ModuleB:
> 
> moduleA ModuleB
> This will return the submodule. Ie. the message is the exact name of the
> submodule.
> </citation>
> 
> 
> I don't like this idea. It sacrifies regularity of the syntax for a tiny
> benefit.
> 
> (moduleA subModule: #ModuleB)
> 
> is a construct on can understand with ease and is no big additional effort
> for to write down.
> 
> Perhaps the reason for a short form of notation is that accessing
> submodules will be something performed very often. But even then
> I would prefer the standard Smalltalk message send solution.
> 
> Cheers
> Hannes Hirzel
> 
> 

I agree