1) +1

On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 05:08, Andreas Raab <andreas.raab at gmx.de> wrote:
> Folks -
>
> I was just trying to load some other code and once too many I got bitten by
> this silly SmalltalkImage current vs. Smalltalk stuff, so I'll fix it now.
> The only question is which way. There are two alternatives which achieve the
> goal of "SmalltalkImage current == Smalltalk":
>
> 1) The Cuis variant: Move all the code back to SystemDictionary; implement
> SmalltalkImage current as ^Smalltalk.
>
> Pro: Compatible with Cuis.
> Con: Lack of separation of concerns.
>
> 2) The inverse Cuis variant: Move all the code from SystemDictionary to
> SmalltalkImage; add a 'globals' variable (populated by an instance of
> SystemDictionary) and convert everything roughly like this:
>
>        SmalltalkImage current globals: Smalltalk.
>        Smalltalk := SmalltalkImage current.
>
> Pro: Better separation of concerns.
> Con: Different from Cuis.
>
> I really don't care which way we do it; all I want is to get out of the mess
> we've created by introducing "SmalltalkImage current".
>
> If you have an opinion, voice it, otherwise I'll just pick one.
>
> Cheers,
>  - Andreas
>
>