Thanks James This is pretty much the right questions :) And I would love to have money to solve the problems the way I would like but life is a compromise.
S > On 3 Sep 2020, at 20:50, smallt...@jgfoster.net <smallt...@jgfoster.net> > wrote: > > >> On Sep 3, 2020, at 9:49 AM, Trygve Reenskaug <tryg...@ifi.uio.no >> <mailto:tryg...@ifi.uio.no>> wrote: >> >> The .sources file has been optional for as long as I can remember. >> Is it OK for list that somebody breaks this tradition? >> Trygve > > Hi Trygve, > > I’m not sure what you mean by this question. > > Are you asking, “Is it acceptable to have code that relies on reflection in > order to operate properly?” To this question I would answer “yes” since some > things are easier to do using reflection. > > Or are you asking, “Would it be better to not have FFI at all until it can be > implemented without reflection?” To this question I would answer “no” since > people that don’t want reflection can choose to forego features that require > it. > > Or are you asking, “Would it be nice if someone could do the work to > implement FFI without reflection?” To this question I would answer “yes.” > Unfortunately, there is a cost involved. > > So were you asking one of those questions or something else? > > James -------------------------------------------- Stéphane Ducasse http://stephane.ducasse.free.fr / http://www.pharo.org 03 59 35 87 52 Assistant: Aurore Dalle FAX 03 59 57 78 50 TEL 03 59 35 86 16 S. Ducasse - Inria 40, avenue Halley, Parc Scientifique de la Haute Borne, Bât.A, Park Plaza Villeneuve d'Ascq 59650 France
