[Cuis-dev] Naming conventions

[giorgio ferraris]

Hi, Juan,

thanks for answering. Just one note: Compatibility with other Smalltalk
dialects?

ciao
giorgio

On Tue, Apr 28, 2020 at 4:00 PM Juan Vuletich <juan at jvuletich.org> wrote:

> Hi Giorgio,
>
> On 4/28/2020 5:08 AM, giorgio ferraris via Cuis-dev wrote:
> > Hi, Juan,
> >
> > probably there is something that makes it faster using what you
> > propose, but a general convention between languages is a dot as a
> > separator for namespaces. VW is adopting this. (and BTW it seems more
> > elegant too...) .
>
> Using backticks is orthogonal to using a dot. Backticks in Cuis means
> that the expression is evaluated just once when compiling the method,
> and the result is kept in a method literal. It means you can make any
> object into a method literal like 1.23 or 'hello'.
>
> The reason for not using a dot would be to avoid adding new syntax to
> the language.
>
> > Any case, I just started tasting Cuis water, and I have to say that,
> > after the first moment of confusion (starting with git seems not
> > natural for an old smalltalk programmer...) , I begin to appreciate
> > the work you did in these years.
> > ciao
> > giorgio
>
> Nice to know. If you imagine any warning or tweak to the docs we could
> add to lessen that initial surprise, please tell. Feedback from people
> with different backgrounds (from beginners to old timers, with assorted
> non-Smalltalk tastes and experience) is really useful for polishing the
> experience for everybody. So, please take a few minutes to see if you
> have any suggestions.
>
> Thanks,
>
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