From: Aredridel <aredridel@...>
Date: 2005-01-06T03:58:02+09:00
Subject: Re: Seeking info on keyword parameters

> |If a subclass of Symbol like SelectorSymbol also had a @namespace slot to
> |provide selector namespaces (which would be great with Ruby's modules and
> |re-opening of classes; SmallScript does something similar), we would also
> |need some way to associate a namespace with a selector symbol. e.g.
> |    x.send :move  # which namespace? symbol or selector symbol?
> |    x.send N1::move # ah, N1's :move selector symbol
> |    x.send :move # send could treat :move symbol as default_ns::move
> |selector symbol?
> 
> I'm not sure I get you, but I feel like you're suggesting something
> interesting.  Let me consider.  Detailed explanation would be welcomed.
> 
>                                                         matz.

Oooh. I see great potential here. . . Selector namespaces, though. ..
how would they work for normal method calls? I know little about how
they're done in Smalltalk, though I get the concept. I'd love to know
more, too.