[squeak-dev] Re: [ANN] Hydra VM: A multi-core capable Croquet VM

Andreas Raab andreas.raab at gmx.de
Fri Feb 22 16:49:13 UTC 2008


Igor Stasenko wrote:
> On 22/02/2008, Andreas Raab <andreas.raab at gmx.de> wrote:
>> Igor Stasenko wrote:
>>  > In this respect, i think, best would be to incorporate Spoon features to VM.
>>  > As i understand (Craig, correct me if i'm wrong), a Spoon VM changes
>>  > are incremental and not breaking any compatibility.
>>
>>
>> I'm not sure which changes you mean. If it's about imprinting, I'm no
>>  fan of that. I don't want methods automatically transferred between
>>  images - I want tools that I can use in a remote image to load and edit
>>  code just like I do in the "main" image. With the end result being a
>>  well-defined set of packages that are designed to work together.
>>
> 
> I'm about marking oops while code running, to get a part of image
> which required to run your code and scrap the rest.

Yes, and that's exactly what I'm no fan of ;-) In a realistic situation 
you'd really want to understand what is being used where - the fact that 
a particular method hasn't been touched during a particular run of the 
code is just as insignificant as the fact that during a debugging 
session you might touch code that isn't even in the product you're 
trying to design.

Cheers,
   - Andreas




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