To be even more blunt I think the standards process would be damaged if it is used as a way to introduce experimental extensions into the language. I can imagine that attemting to standardise method pragmas would be contentious enough given that theyre supported by only three dialects to my knowledge, and then in different ways, even though they're of proven use. But attempting to standardize something that isn't in the base of any dialect is going to cause discord. IMO, the time to standardise some new feature is when it is well understood, has proven its utility in practice and has a functional supporting ecology (tools etc). A-SIGNATURES doesn't meet any of these criteria.<br>
<br>2¢<br><div class="gmail_quote"><br>On Wed, Mar 12, 2008 at 1:42 AM, Bruce Badger <<a href="mailto:bwbadger@gmail.com">bwbadger@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div class="Ih2E3d">On 11/03/2008, Panu Logic <<a href="mailto:panulogic@gmail.com">panulogic@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
> As an example of what I call "A-SIGNATURES", let me propose (as an<br>
> example)<br>
> that the following type-signatures should be part of the Smalltalk<br>
> Standard:<br>
><br>
> Message -> #= -> Object -> Object.<br>
<br>
</div>Sorry, perhaps I missed something but ... where would these<br>
"A-SIGNATURES" appear and what problem are they trying to solve?<br>
<br>
Thanks,<br>
Bruce<br>
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