I sent this mail since I just send automatically private email related
to pharo to the mailing-list.
I do not want to have hidden discussions.
Now my take on the discussion is the following:
- it was a bit too long and the consensus is not really reached so
these changes are 'suspicious'
- may be removing complex is a good idea.
- I see that introducing < is not really a good point (from your
discussion)
So I suggest that either we remove complex or we keep it as it is and
there is a ExtendedComplex package outside.
Let me know if my summary makes sense. At least this is the gut
feeling I got.
Stef
On Aug 18, 2009, at 11:42 PM, Igor Stasenko wrote:
> Stef, is this an invitation to continue discussion?
>
> I could continue.. but i and Wilhelm already stated multiple times,
> why
> we think its a wrong way of doing things.
> I am all hands for having a good Complex support to Pharo, Squeak &
> smalltalk in general, but
> just do it in non-intrusive way.
>
> I don't want to be peevish here, but things like:
>
>>> Note that there is no attempt to change oddities of Smalltalk
>>> syntax.
>>> E.g.
>>> (3 + 1/2i) --> (0 - 2i) NOT (3 + (1/2)i)
>
> indicating that Ken don't realizing completely what is Smalltalk.
> I don't understand why man, who defending the consistency of math
> capabilities,
> on other side seems against consistency of syntax , language, class
> hierarchy & putting in danger
> all code which using math functions written so far.
>
> Smalltalk is not MatLab nor Lisp/Scheme.
> I fell sorry, that my arguments seem were not convincing to Ken.
>
> 2009/8/18 Stéphane Ducasse <[email protected]>:
>>
>>
>> Begin forwarded message:
>>
>>> From: "Ken.Dickey" <[email protected]>
>>> Date: August 18, 2009 8:36:53 PM CEDT
>>> To: [email protected]
>>> Subject: OverlyComplex
>>>
>>> Greetings,
>>>
>>> I have done a brief write up of Complex issues that most concern me
>>> and opened
>>> ISSUE 1072: OverlyComplex.
>>>
>>> http://code.google.com/p/pharo/issues/detail?id=1072
>>>
>>>
>>> Note that there are to be three proposals:
>>> removeComplex [Issue OverlyComplex]
>>> basicComplex
>>> extendedComplex
>>>
>>> SLICE-remove-Complex, the first of the three changesets, has been
>>> added to
>>> PharoInbox as per
>>> http://code.google.com/p/pharo/wiki/HowToContribute
>>>
>>> I logged on to Pharo's Google Wiki but fail to see how to add a
>>> topic/page.
>>> Can some kind soul help me out?
>>>
>>> Again, I am new to your processes, so any help/suggestions/info are
>>> welcomed.
>>>
>>> Thanks much,
>>> -KenD
>>>
>>
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