On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 10:37 PM, Igor Stasenko <siguctua at gmail.com> wrote:

> 2009/11/16 Göran Krampe <goran at krampe.se>:
> > If we could also get say... some really slick concurrency mechanisms
> > (Promises? Asynch messages?) either into a really good library and/or
> into
> > the language - I really think we should stop being so afraid of modifying
> > the language and its core. That is my incoherent point really.
> >
> > Regarding Pharo etc, IMHO it's "just a fork". And forks are good. Really.
> :)
> > As long as we don't build fences between them (mentally or technically).
> >
>
> +1 i have the same view on it. More forks is more good.
> Ironically, but it shows that Squeak, despite flaws & crap, has very
> high development potential,
> because forks possible, only when original design allows that without
> much sacrifice.
> So people, instead of complete rewrite of everything, could change
> system incrementally to satisfy their own needs.
>
>
IMHO, Squeak should reduce itself to a kernel that people can make forks of.

Gulik.


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