>>> > > Moreover, case (b) comes from the inability to dynamically add extra > slot(s) to object, > which you can easily do in Self or JavaScript, but can't do in smalltalk. > > > > It can be done better, with extra VM features, but without those, it's pretty > close to best possible solution IMHO. > There are already two different classes for a) and b): WeakRegistry and > WeakKeyDictionary (and subclasses).
Igor Levente is right. Having dynamic slots to object is nearly a paradigm shift. So let us focus on what we can do now. Now is there a technical problem to apply the solution implemented by levente in Squeak? Because if not this is what we should do. Stef _______________________________________________ Pharo-project mailing list Pharo-project@lists.gforge.inria.fr http://lists.gforge.inria.fr/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pharo-project
