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From: sehyo@netcom.com (Sehyo Chang)
Subject: Re: namespaces in (ANSI) Smalltalk?
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Dirk Wessels (ge68@dial.pipex.com) wrote:



:                                                  Dirk Wessels


: Hello,

: In a few online ANSI-comittee discussions I found namespaces being 
: mentioned.
: I have some experience with several implementation of Smalltalk,
: and I think that namespaces may be the best way to improve any 
: implementation of Smalltalk and should be a part of a future ANSI ST 
: standard.

: Why namespaces (modules)?

Issue of namespace has been discussed during early ANSI meeting. QKS
had namespace in their original architecture.  Gemstone had namespace
since early 80's(somebody correct me on this) and is persistent.  There
was Modular Smalltalk by Instantiation.  

-- sehyo chang


