yes thanks a lot! I like cleaning.
#Luc 2013/11/21 Camille Teruel <[email protected]> > > On 21 nov. 2013, at 13:44, kilon alios <[email protected]> wrote: > > any links why newcomers like me should be impressed ? Whats the advantages > ? > > > That's just cleaning. The old class builder was an incredibly complex > piece of code that is now replaced with the Slot class builder. > The later is based on slots and is much more understandable and thus much > easier to maintain. > It's been integrated some time ago thanks to Martin. > > Slots are the work of Toon and Camillo and enables a lot of useful > features: > > http://rmod.lille.inria.fr/archives/papers/Verw11a-OOSPLA11-FlexibleObjectLayouts.pdf > They are based on the reification of class layouts (variable,weak,fixed > and co) and instance variables (slots). > Slots are an abstraction added on top of low-level class "fields". > It means that one will be able to create a customized slot class that > define the logic to read and write a slot: > > Object subclass: #MyClass > slots: { x => MyFancySlot } > category: 'Playground' > > Then when a method read or writes x, the logic you defined in MyFancySlot > is executed. > All that still need to be absorbed by Opal so it's not available right now > but it will (Pharo 4)! > > > > > > On Thu, Nov 21, 2013 at 2:21 PM, Tudor Girba <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Triple impressive! This is another sample of an apparently tiny change >> that actually has deep impact on the future of our beloved environment. >> >> Ladies and gentlemen, I know you are busy, but please take the time to >> acknowledge it :) >> >> Doru >> >> >> >> >> On Thu, Nov 21, 2013 at 12:58 PM, Martin Dias <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> wow, impressive! >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Nov 21, 2013 at 9:02 AM, Marcus Denker >>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> Yesterday Camille did the change to finally remove the old class >>>> builder! >>>> (just a removal + a small change to NativeBoost to use the new class >>>> builder to create anonymous classes). >>>> >>>> This means >>>> - 1000 Loc of completely un-understandable code removed. >>>> - we now 100% run on the new class builder from the Slot >>>> Project. >>>> >>>> Next on the list (not all for Pharo3): >>>> >>>> - remove PackageInfo >>>> - old Browser + CodeHolder hierarchy >>>> - PseudoClass&Co —> Ring >>>> - old AST+Compiler (this in Pharo4) >>>> >>>> We already did (all in Pharo3): >>>> -> remove URI >>>> -> deprecated Url for ZnUrl >>>> -> removed HTTPSocket facade >>>> -> MIMEType retired for ZnMimeType >>>> -> old Debugger is removed >>>> -> Class categories are replaced by Protocols >>>> >>>> I am quite sure that these cleanups will enable us to build a lot of >>>> very interesting things >>>> in the future. >>>> >>>> Marcus >>>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> www.tudorgirba.com >> >> "Every thing has its own flow" >> > > >
