> On 05-04-2016, at 8:23 AM, marcel.taeumel <Marcel.Taeumel at hpi.de> wrote:
> #releaseActionMap is part of the System package, not Kernel package, where
> Object belongs to.
> 
> Unless we decide to tightly couple both packages, we either require "self
> respondsTo:" or an override extension from System to Kernel.

Or we do a proper job of working out an effective way of doing this. I really hate to see (ab)use of #respondsTo:  like this. Surely it must be slower than simply sending the message - allowing the VM to do its normal fast lookups and caching - and occasionally having to catch a dNU: ?

If that is a practical path, then we need to imagine some simple and comprehensible ways to
a) catch the dNU and do.. whatever
b) discover that the catching is needed, which seems like some sneaky package analysis stuff well suited to a PhD student
c) find a way to use a & b without pissing off the general user/coder

tim
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