On Thu, 24 Dec 2009, [email protected] wrote:

> Em 23/12/2009 22:51, Nicolas Cellier <[email protected]> 
> escreveu:
>
>>  2009/12/24 :
>>> Igor,
>>> Sometimes a fallacy can be written by clever people, by accident.
>>> If you pay attention to the line:
>>> (size := self size) = otherCollection size ifFalse: [^false].
>>> I all Smalltalks [Except Pharo to  what I wrote a comment in issue
>>> 1637   http://code.google.com/p/pharo/issues/detail?id=1637]  this
>>> would  return false if  self be  not Collection  or otheCollection
>>> isKindOf: Collection not.
>>> This  happens  because in  these  Smalltalks Object>>size  returns
>>> zero.
>>>
>>  Not so sure.  Try 1.0 size,  then 1.0 at: 1.0 size in you favourite
>> dialect.
>
> Nicolas,
>
> In Squeak 3.10.2-7179:
>
> 1.0 size -> 2 "OK I'm surprised here"

It's not surprising since Float is a variable word subclass of Number. :)

>
> 1.0 at: 1.0 size -> 0 "this will not work anymore in Pharo because
> indices have to be Integer in Pharo right now"

The index is 2, so it will work. Btw, I wonder how pharo can force Integer 
indices if the vm accepts Floats too.


Levente

>
> HTH
>
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> Cesar Rabak
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