Sean Just asking that question means that hannes does not need it :) One day I spent 20 min to rename all the file in one directory and got mad…. (so I'm probably too dull to understand files) Users of files see the real difference.
Stef On Dec 16, 2012, at 12:42 AM, Sean P. DeNigris wrote: > H. Hirzel wrote >> As Chris points out, the difference is minimal. >> >> Sean, it looks like you need better examples to show how you perceive >> the benefits of the FileSystem design > > While you ignored the point of my followup post, which is that beauty and > simplicity lead to more than the sum of a few keywords, here are a few basic > examples... > > Example #1: > file := FileDirectory directoryEntryFor: '/path/to/file'. > FileDirectory extensionFor: file name. > > vs. > > file2 := '/path/to/file' asFileReference. > file2 extension. > > #2: > (FileDirectory on: 'path') entryAt: 'nohup.out'. > vs. > 'path' asFileReference / 'filename' > > "Most operations routed through one massive FD class" vs. "immediate access > to the domain object you want"; not to mention the appreciated absence of > parens. > > No difference?? > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://forum.world.st/About-backwards-Compatibility-tp4658784p4659396.html > Sent from the Pharo Smalltalk mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >
