In my code I'm using a DynamicVariable to request a context object when needed. 
Until now I knew the name DynamicVariable only from seaside. There it is called 
WADynamicVariable and it is an exception. So I blindly assumed the pharo 
DynamicVariable works the same.
I thought this might be a good optimization not to travel the stack all the 
time but put in the process. 
Now that I am using it I can see the difference. I find it real hard using it 
because I don't know how to debug/step in code. DynamicVariable is a process 
specific variable but as soon as a debugger opens it is very likely to be in 
another process. This makes stepping in method using the DynamicVariable 
impossible. The only way round is to set break points after the dynamic lookup 
and step from there. But this feels just wrong.
What would be the best way to have DynamicVariable and be able to debug 
anything? Or is there a variant that uses the stack instead of the "active" 
process?

thanks,

Norbert


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