It is not a code problem.  It is a social/political problem.

On Feb 13, 2010, at 1:52 AM, Stéphane Ducasse wrote:

> Send code and it will be fixed in one hour.
> 
> Stef
> 
>> I think the really tragic thing is that nothing in Smalltalk remains stable.
>> 
>> It would seem to me that in a language that has been around thirty years or 
>> so that core data types like numbers, dates, times, and (hopefully, although 
>> adoption of unicode was disruptive) strings would be the same across all the 
>> dialects.  
>> 
>> By now, there should be some chunks of the system that we can deem fully 
>> mature and then learn to LEAVE ALONE.
>> 
>> The 16rff issue is a fine example of an absolutely stupid incompatibility.
>> 
>> Just my $.04
>> 
>> -Todd Blanchard
>> 
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