webwarrior wrote:
As class is just an object in Smalltalk, it would be reasonable to believe
that #initialize message is always sent to class on creation.
However, that's not true. It is only sent to classes that redefine
#initialize. Also sending super initialize may lead to problems.
None of these is mentioned in documentation (I assume Pahro By Example is
the official one). It only says that #initialize is sent when class is
loaded into memory.
I think either this behavior should be made more consistent, or excplicitly
mentioned in the docs.
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Sometimes when I type "initialize" as a new method and hit <Enter>, it
auto adds in "super initialize" as a template. Perhaps on the class
side it should auto add a comment saying "Do not call super initialize
on the class side"
cheers -ben
