('if this isn''t broken' copyFrom: 15) ~= 'broken' ifTrue:['this is screwed'] ifFalse:['this is intuitive'] Evaluate that in any Pharo workspace and it will show you. Reported here. Status? invalid Came on guys. Really? I ask because, if so, situation goes like this: A. we think again and decide to do the right thing or we go with the alternative which is B. we leave it as invalid, as it is right now, and 1. we mislead even to smalltalkers not familiarized to squeak/pharo 2. we rationalize some clever way to see it as a feature even if it will mislead everybody (even ourselves in a hurry) 3. we lay a foundation to lightly use protocol that is typically used in collections (to do dangerous things like instVar manipulation) 4. we break encapsulation and manipulate extremely primitive things in a common sounding selector. 5. we work harder on trying to give the impression that we're leaving it like that because we're smarter than the confused people that tried to use it (proving to them that we're dumb) 6. we get involved in an unnecessarily complicated way of thinking that will complicate unnecessarily our future (guaranteed) 7. we learn how to maintain a screwed attitude in front of people trying to use intuition when using pharo 8. we stay comfortable (on the wrong foundation and for the wrong reasons) That would leave us with this question in the table: what is compatible with the Pharo's mission? is it A or B?