this is with this kind of discussion that we are killing the 
mailing-list and this is my last post on the topic.
People interested in why or what can read the archive.

Stef

On 12 févr. 05, at 4:12, Alan Lovejoy wrote:

>
>
> So, certain parities who shall remain nameless (pun intended) have 
> nailed
> their thesis to the door: Namespaces Considered Harmful.
>
> My response: If multiple, separate namespaces are so bad, then they 
> should
> be removed from Squeak, utterly and completely.  Specifically:
>
> 1. Each class should not have its own class pool. Class variables 
> should be
> declared in the SystemDictionary.
> 2. Pool dictionaries should be eliminated, since they are actually just
> separate namespaces.
> 3. Instance variables should also all be declared in the 
> SystemDictionary,
> since class variable scoping is also nothing more than a separate 
> namespace.
> 4. Method arguments and temporaries should also all be declared in the
> SystemDictionary, for the same reasons as given above.
> 5. The instance methods of SystemDictionary should all be converted 
> into
> class methods, since there is never any reason to have more than one
> SystemDictionary object.
>
> As a side benefit, this would make Smalltalk a lot more like the 
> original
> BASIC language, and so perhaps make the language both simpler and more
> popular.  What's not to like?
>
> I move that all in agreement with the "Namespaces Considered Harmful" 
> thesis
> should immediately volunteer to implement this proposal.
>
> --Alan
>
>