If for example I want to create object X that _needs_ object Y, then I would have to make a Y accessor.

X>>y: anY

�� �� y := anY

but this makes no sense as I can still change the `y` object at later date breaking everything.

An alternative is having:

X>>initializeWithY: anY

�� �� y := anY.

�� �� self initialize.

X>>y: anY

�� �� ^ self basicNew initalizeWithY: anY.

However I see only 59 initializeWith* methods (in about 6 packages) compared to 2302 initialize methods. Thus I am deducing that doing this is not very common.

Am I missing something or am I trying to unnecessarily constraint the user and I should just trust��� him that he knows what he should use?

As a user of an interface I would prefer not to have useless things available that would just break things.

Thanks,

Peter