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Re: simple method dispatch question
"Michael Schuerig" <schuerig@acm.org> wrote in message
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>>> What makes dispatch on singleton arguments attractive, in
>>> my view, is that extensions are unlikely to affect existing
>>> logic.
>> That's exactly what I found with my trial run using Bruce's trick
>> -- with the proviso that the relevant methods had to be placed in
>> some kind of rational order.
> Do you, or anyone, have suggestions how an ideal IDE would do this job?
I have no idea. I'm not even certain that what you seek is possible. The
"rational order" would very much depend on problem domain and overall
architecture. The "rational order" for a closed VM would be very different
from that of a GUI (or even an extensible VM). The best that a GUI could
hope to offer is good browsing tools so that when the inevitable code
confusion begins it can be ended with as little effort as possible.
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