> things which you can easily do in prototype-based system, not easy in
> class-based.

Yes I know now this is a nest for bugs (if the assure methods is not sent 
correctly…).

> 
> Here, i think a side effect of porting Morphic from self to smalltalk.
> So, in prototype-based system, a prototype could have a default
> property (like hResizing)
> and hold some default value (#rigid, for instance)...
> like that, all objects which inherit from that one, will also inherit
> this property.
> But if one would like to set it, it will set new value of this
> property, but not in prototype,
> but actually in object which you sent message to.
> That's why all this dance with ifNil: …

This is why I want also in addition to variableSubclass: 
hashTableSubclass: 

Stef


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