> Please no!
> That fundamentally changes the readability of Squeak code
>
no it doesn't

It fundamentally gives you many ways to make code more readable. When  
you have a perform: ('scan_', aChoice) asSymbol this gives you methods  
#scan_Method #scan_Image #scan_Comment
> and makes all future code written that way incompatible with other  
> Smalltalks.
>
I don't think so, when I ported SSpec from VW the problem was the  
other way around, I had to use selectors like zMethod where z should  
have been an underscore.

Mapping to db fields is a pain
> And besides, some of us grey beards *like* our assignment arrows! ;-)
>
You can keep them, just make sure they have whitespace either side of  
them.
> If you really want that then create your own language variant or  
> maintain your own fork of Squeak. Its not that hard after all, I'm  
> doing both at present myself!
>
You dont have to use them if you dont want to.

Keith