On Nov 8, 2003, at 9:52 PM, Colin Putney wrote:

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> On Nov 8, 2003, at 4:03 PM, Phil Hargett wrote:
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>> Re fileout formats
> Well, ok, that's not technically a different file format, but it may 
> as well be. A stock Squeak image isn't going to be able to file it in, 
> since your aspect framework isn't present. Similarly, MC will have to 
> be updated to parse the new types of chunks that create 
> aspect-oriented programs.

Absolutely right: might as well be regarded as a different file format. 
  I hadn't really thought about it that way.

> Making variable definitions separate from class definitions is 
> something I'd very much like to be able to do in Monticello, but the 
> semantics aren't obvious in the case of instance variables added to 
> classes external to the package. At least not to me. I'm very excited 
> by Roel's work on Notifications and the opportunity it gives us to 
> introduce a cleaner package model - one that will allow this sort of 
> thing.
>

Right!  That could be interesting to see, huh?