[squeak-dev] Re: [ANN] Filesystem 1.0

Andreas Raab andreas.raab at gmx.de
Sat Nov 21 23:28:49 UTC 2009


Colin Putney wrote:
> I took a look at Rio a while back, and I remember being turned off by 
> the whole DSL-mania thing from Ruby. IMO, trying to layer another 
> language on top of Smalltalk syntax makes for very twisted code. It's a 
> bit easier in Ruby because of the implicit self, but even so, I think 
> simple, powerful abstractions that combine in predictable ways is the 
> best a way to achieve clear, understandable code.

+1. I like what I see in Filesystem. It's good Smalltalk code, with 
recognizable patterns, simple usage and clear structure.

Cheers,
   - Andreas




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