>>>>> "Bert" == Bert Freudenberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Bert> There is no magic in #instVarAt:. It exists merely for helping Bert> debugging. I meant the primitive it invokes. Encapsulated magic is still magic. >> So code would merely have to execute the equivalent of the primitives behind >> #instVarAt: and #instVarAt:put:, and no amount of wrapper class would help. Bert> All you need to do to prevent the debugger from accessing instance Bert> variables is overwriting the methods the debugger invokes. Ahh, but a determined outsider could still add methods to the class of the object on the fly, hand-compiling them if necessary. Unless you're now voting for an immutable method dictionary. :) -- Randal L. Schwartz - Stonehenge Consulting Services, Inc. - +1 503 777 0095 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <URL:http://www.stonehenge.com/merlyn/> Smalltalk/Perl/Unix consulting, Technical writing, Comedy, etc. etc. See http://methodsandmessages.vox.com/ for Smalltalk and Seaside discussion _______________________________________________ Beginners mailing list Beginners@lists.squeakfoundation.org http://lists.squeakfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/beginners
