Traits or not Traits that is the question

nicolas cellier ncellier at ifrance.com
Sun Feb 3 21:44:34 UTC 2008


Giuseppe Luigi Punzi Ruiz a écrit :
> And, if is easy to extract from the image, and convert it to a package. 
> Why don't do it, and all happy?
> 
> If you want Traits, load a package and voilá. If you don't want Traits, 
> don't install it.
> 
> Only my impression.
> 

Because modifying Class and Metaclass is quite a tricky game. It's like 
cutting the branch you are seating upon.

Both adding or removing Traits is NOT trivial.

But yeah, on the principle, you are right, that could be

Nicolas.


> El 03/02/2008, a las 13:59, Igor Stasenko escribió:
> 
>> Recently, there are voices from many sides, saying that Traits is
>> show-stopper and should be retained from future squeak versions.
>> I'd like to hear an arguments of both sides.
>>
>> Personally, what i think, Traits have good potential, but sadly there
>> is lack of support of them in current dev tools, what in own turn,
>> returns us to discussion about improving dev tools to meet
>> requirements :)
>>
>> -- 
>> Best regards,
>> Igor Stasenko AKA sig.
>>
> 
> 
> 




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