> it is those Squeak users who have the  
> most non-code objects (eg: those using it as an expressive medium,  not 
> a programming environment) who are least likely to be able to  write 
> such code. 

I fully agree with this... users are not all developers, and the 
scratch-your-own-itch thing should not be stretched as far as to stop 
caring about simple users, else Squeak will just be a toy for geeks.

personally I'm in favor of keeping the update stream and the smooth 
transitions it allows.

my 2 cents..


Stef