22 Mar
2017
22 Mar
'17
2:36 p.m.
:-)
This is one way to see this yes :-)
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Alexandre Bergel http://www.bergel.eu
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> On Mar 21, 2017, at 8:43 PM, Ben Coman btc@openinworld.com wrote:
>
>> Yes, you are absolutely right. The class RTMetricNormalizer, RTGridLayout
>> operate by doing side effects on the relevant nodes.
>> You can keep the instance if you wish so, but this is not necessary in this
>> example.
>>
>> Note that this way of coding is perfectly normal regarding object-oriented
>> design. There is nothing particular to Roassal or Pharo here.
>
> I guess the analogy is, that you make a hammer to bash the elements into shape,
> and then you throw the hammer away.