[ANSI-Smalltalk] re: array creation syntax (was: expressing method signatures)

[Eliot Miranda]

On Mon, Mar 17, 2008 at 2:11 PM, Craig Latta <craig at netjam.org> wrote:

>
>  > Defining new language elements is hard.  The worst that could happen
>  > to this project, is to have extremely long threads with no conclusion
>  > as on the Squeak list.
>
>      Indeed, although for what it's worth there's no lingering debate
> there on this particular issue[1]. ;)
>
>
> -C
>
> [1]
>
>      Namely, the short form of...
>
>      Array with: #foo with: #bar
>
> is...
>
>      #(foo bar)
>
> as in Smalltalk-80, and the short form of...
>
>      Array with: #foo with: true
>
> is...
>
>      {#foo. true}


Well, in Squeak 3.9 I get

Welcome to the finale version of 3.9 of 7 of November 2006
#(nil true false foo) collect: [:ea| ea class] {UndefinedObject . True .
False . ByteSymbol}
#(nil true false foo) printString '#(nil true false #foo)'

     But I suspect the appropriate standard use of curly brackets
> across multiple dialects is a whole other morass. :)


Having been living with Squeak for a while now I really, really like the
curly brace syntax.  I also note that it doesn't conflict with e.g.
VisualWorks use of #{name} for binding references.  So I have a strong
personal preference for it, but that's just personal.
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