On 07/20/2011 03:59 PM, Torsten Bergmann wrote:
> Hi Phillipe,
> 
> software changes and (new) bugs can appear - thats life 
> and happens independent from Pharo or other technology. 
> 
> There is a simple rule: "If it is broken we should fix it"
> and I would add "and make sure it wont bug us anymore again".
> At least we should in minimum find such bugs before a release. 
> 
> Therefore attached is a simple test case that is green on my VM and
> should be red on your VM. 
> 
> Let's integrate it into Pharo, you already know the usual procedure
> to open an issue and I'm sure the Pharo team and VM maintainers will 
> take care.
> 
> Simple as that ...
> 
> Side note about recommending technologies and bug fixing:
> 
>  I once found a bug in Swing, others already reported it and 
>  it is still after years(!) not fixed:
>  http://astares.blogspot.com/2007/01/disappointing-swing.html
>  So I have to wait and wait since I cant fix Swing myself...   
> 
>  If this error would be in Smalltalk I would easily be able to change 
>  it until it is officially fixed. So in Smalltalk I can easily move on
>  and it gives me the good feeling of beeing in control. 
> 
>  Still Java is more recomended than Smalltalk. Why? Because
>  in the hopefully rare case a project really fails or is late 
>  it could not have been the problem of choosing an exotic technology
>  since others use and recommend Java too (sometimes known as
>  the herd instinct) ;)

Did the bug eat your code?

Cheers
Philippe



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