Tim,

Shall I take this to mean that removing the compiler is possible and would
be enough to prevent new code from entering the system?  Or am I stuck with
programming immunoglobulins that search and destroy programs as soon as any
new bytes are introduced?

Ron

> From: tim Rowledge
> Sent: Monday, July 31, 2006 4:35 PM
> 
> On 31-Jul-06, at 1:18 PM, Ron Teitelbaum wrote:
> 
> 
> > 2) Disable the compiler for accepting or performing new code, but
> > allow it
> > for already coded performs.  (I'm sure this is much easier said
> > then done).
> If you're using the same terminology that I'm used to, you don't need
> the compiler to execute #perform: type messages. All that does is
> tell the vm to pretend that the relevant message had been sent in the
> usual way. Similarly for blocks.
> 
> Hmm, I should probably qualify that with a "unless someone has
> recently massively changed the system in a way that would render them
> a target of the 'Ninjas of Smalltalk Doom'".
> 
> tim
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