mission critical apps; was Re: cross platform ide

[Rob Cozens]

>xtalk (transcript) however is a total free-for-all. As messages are 
>fired off, any handler could dynamically change the message path via 
>front scripts, back scripts, insert scripts, etc. Think about it: it 
>literally is what that interviewer was talking about: "just send a 
>message 'out there' for some object to catch... hopefully". If the 
>intended object does not receive the message, how will you know? Is 
>exception handling working? Is errorDialog working? Did another 
>object handle the message? How did that other object get in the 
>message path?

So Alex, the bottom line is Transcript gives the developer more 
options and more options = more opportunity for developer error?

If the intended objet does not receive the message, the programmer screwed up.
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Rob Cozens
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