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They're not successful in Smalltalk: the absence of type makes automatic refactorings unpredictable because the compiler simply can't guarantee you that it's no
by hota_mazi 10y ago
They're not successful in Smalltalk: the absence of type makes automatic refactorings unpredictable because the compiler simply can't guarantee you that it's not breaking anything.
Today's automatic refactoring IDE's are light years ahead what the Smalltalk Refactoring browser ever did.
- protomyth 10y agoSaying they are not successful in Smalltalk doesn't jive with the history of refactoring browsers in Smalltalk. I doubt the widespread use of a tool in a language if it didn't work.