[self-interest] What does @ mean in Self?

[Duke Normandin]

On Thu, 24 Feb 2011, Russell Allen wrote:

>
> On 24/02/2011, at 3:54 PM, Duke Normandin <dukeofperl at ml1.net> wrote:
>
> > On Thu, 24 Feb 2011, Russell Allen wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > On 24/02/2011, at 10:34 AM, ungar at mac.com wrote:
> > >
> > > > Just another binary selector.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Feb 23, 2011, at 3:19 PM, Duke Normandin wrote:
> > > >
> > > >>
> > > >> From the Tutorial:
> > > >>
> > > >> 23.1 @ 40.4
> > > >> "send @ to 23.1 with arg 40.4"
> > > >>
> > > >> I cannot seem to find a definition of what the @ symbol means in
> > > >> Self.
> > >
> > > You should be able to highlight the @ in a text box and click to get
> > > a menu. Choose the option 'implementors' to get a list of all the
> > > implementations of that method. Choose 'senders' to see how the
> > > method is used by other objects.
> >
> > I did as you suggested! At this point in my exposure to Self, the
> > experience was less than rewarding. No matter! I now know how to
> > "research" things in Self. The output of selecting 'senders' went off
> > the radar it was so large. How does one scroll in an output Morph like
> > that? Would have been nice if the window had has a scroll bar. The
> > Garbage Collector was working overtime while the output was being sent
> > to my screen. What was all that about?
>
>
> I usually scroll down my entire view with my trackpad on Mac or
> middle mouse wheel.

I discovered the very same shortly _after_ I posted my msg. :D

> I don't know why large lists cause gc issues - there must be some
> inefficiency in there but I haven't looked into it yet.

I'm not sure that it's worth the trouble. To date, it appears that
this matter has not adversely impacted anybody; any company; any
institution; any project. But if you're keen, I hope that you're
efforts will be acknowledged by those most in a position to appreciate
them!

Regards,
-- 
Duke
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