> On 25 Feb 2016, at 13:34, Clément Bera <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> when redefining new you don't have to use super:
> 
> BlElement class>>new
>     ^ self basicNew 
>         basicSpace: BlUniverse default runningSpace;
>         initialize;
>         yourself
> 
> IMO that's a better practice that redefining basicNew.

I just sent the same example ;)

> 
> Usually basicNew is only redefined when you cannot instantiate the objects 
> using the normal API because it is not supported by the runtime 
> (SmallInteger, Context, etc.)
> 
> 
> 
> 2016-02-25 12:33 GMT+01:00 Alain Plantec via Pharo-dev 
> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>:
> 
> 
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> From: Alain Plantec <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>
> To: Pharo Development List <[email protected] 
> <mailto:[email protected]>>
> Cc: 
> Date: Thu, 25 Feb 2016 12:37:59 +0100
> Subject: Re: [Pharo-dev] [bloc] why redefining new is not enough?
> 
> > On 25 févr. 2016, at 11:49, Esteban Lorenzano <[email protected] 
> > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
> >
> > this is bad… redefining basicNew should not be done, never, never, never.
> why ?
> 
> > that’s why we have new and basicNew :)
> 
> the space may be needed during #initialize.
> this is why the initialization of the space is done in
> basicNew.
> But ok, we will fix that.
> Thanks
> Alain
> 
> >
> > Esteban
> >
> >> On 25 Feb 2016, at 09:52, stepharo <[email protected] 
> >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
> >>
> >> BlElement class>>basicNew
> >>   "Redefined to set the space of the element"
> >>
> >>   ^ super basicNew basicSpace: BlUniverse default runningSpace
> >>
> >> why redefining new is not enough?
> >>
> >> Ok now back to the mooc videos :(
> >>
> >>
> >
> >

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