tim Rowledge writes:
 > The difference is that both you, Bert, and Colin are quite versed in  
 > Smalltalk. Anyone looking at Smalltalk as if it were C or some other  
 > dismal bit-mangling nonsense might very well be seeing the method  
 > parameter(s) as pointers.

C copies the arguments and allows you to change them. Just
like Smalltalk would if we allowed arguments to be changed.
I think Pascal didn't allow arguments to be changed. Personally
I'm happy with the status quo, but could live with mutable
arguments too.

Bryce