[Help-smalltalk] Re: criticism of the new syntax

[Paolo Bonzini]

> > > MyClass category: 'new category' extend [
> > >     "more methods!"
> > > ]
> > Yes, even without the "extend" keyword, that's feasible.
>
> So, if I want to break down a large class into multiple files with each file 
> containing one category, what should I write?

So far, you need to use

MyClass extend [
]

and write the category manually in each method.  Regarding

MyClass category: '...' [
]

I said "it's feasible", and I'll implement it.  But not now, it's too 
late in the release cycle.  I'm very sorry for this, it is a valuable 
addition.

> What does the keyword "extend" do?

It basically says that instance variables declared with "|a b c|" should 
be *added* to the existing one, instead of replacing them.

Paolo