On 19/09/2007, Michael van der Gulik <mikevdg at gmail.com> wrote:
> Array is a class, not a message. This is /not/ elegant and simply doesn't
> make sense. This is my last comment on this approach.
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> What is possible is:
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> self add: (Kernel-Array new: 4).
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> Here, #- is a message.
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Again, discussion downs not to about how namespaces should behave, but
to choosing appropriate and  conventional syntax for it. Personally, i
don't think its really matters.
Please, people, lets focus on more important things, if you don't want
to flame this topic, like in previous 'pipe syntax'.


> Michael.
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> On 9/19/07, Brent Pinkney <brent at zamail.co.za> wrote:
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> > +10000 for:
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> > self add: (Kernel Array new: 4).
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> > This mechanism preseves the elegant foundation of Smalltalk: 'Everyting is
> an Object, which receives a messages and returns an object'.
> > In this (Dan's ?) solution, the implementation is late bound and can use
> the same lookup algorithm as used for messages.
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> > The other solutions lack this elegance.
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> > On Dinsdag, 18 September 2007, Ron Teitelbaum wrote:
> > > +1 for ::
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> > > Even if it is really
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> > > self add: (Kernel::Array new: 4).
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> > > :)
> > >
> > > Ron
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: squeak-dev-bounces at lists.squeakfoundation.org
> [mailto: squeak-dev-
> > > > bounces at lists.squeakfoundation.org] On Behalf Of Bert
> Freudenberg
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 6:31 AM
> > > > To: The general-purpose Squeak developers list
> > > > Subject: Re: Quick comparison of two Namespaces proposals
> > > >
> > > > On Sep 18, 2007, at 11:55 , Michael van der Gulik wrote:
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> > > > > self add: Kernel.Array new: 4.
> > > > > self add: Kernel::Array new: 4.
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> > > > > What do other people think?
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> > > > +10 for ::
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> > > > Though I hope this won't become a bikeshed discussion of syntax, but
> > > > actually result in a Namespace solution getting adopted.
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> > > > - Bert -
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Best regards,
Igor Stasenko AKA sig.