On 3/14/02 3:08 AM, "Christian Trutz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> [SNIP] >>> to velocity would be required in order to make this actually work. A >>> core that stated immutable types in the context which would allow for >>> real complication with the option to allow mutable types if you wished. >>> Hashtables are convenient and I know people use them but I think that >>> allow mutable types in the context actually promotes bad design. >> >> How's that? When you see >> >> $foo.bar >> >> There is no contract about what class foo is, and how bar is accessed.... > > [SNAP] > > I have an idea: how about generating code also for SMALLTALK? That would be interesting. :) >I see > Velocity's power in it's "mutable types". Yep. I call it 'Introspective Polymorphism'. >I know, Jakarta is primary a Java > project, it's only an idea ... > There is nothing that says you couldn't do a Smalltalk Velocity elsewhere. The more implementations of Velocity, the better. I *promise* we would link to it :) > Christian > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > -- Geir Magnusson Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] System and Software Consulting "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Benjamin Franklin -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
