Marco Paga <mail@[...].de>  wrote:
>  >The line with "Compiler yadda yadda" evaluates a String read from the
>  >file containing arbitrary Smalltalk code. That is what is commonly
>  >referred to as a "do-it" (since that is the name of the menu choice in
>  >the right-click menu of most textareas by which you can evaluate the
>  >text selected with the mouse).
>  >  
>  >
>  I see what you mean. This seems to be interesting. If it is for 
>  production?? 
Yes, it is productive in SqueakMap.

If I would use this format I would always think that the 
>  program is just a short hack for my problem.

Why so. Think of Smaltalk code as executable data.
 
>  >>>- SIXX (XML serialization) implemented by "Masashi Umezawa"
>  >>><umejava@[...].jp> (on SqueakMap)
I would like to see both implemented do-it-format *and* SIXX.

Go first for whatever is easier for you.

Probably SIXX is  easier to use. I do not think that it is slow.
(It depends on your "business objects"; if they do not happen to 
be pictures or sounds.)

See also class ReferenceStream (there is something as well on the minnow
swiki).


Hannes