On Sat, Aug 8, 2015 at 7:42 AM, Peter Uhn��k <i.uhnak@gmail.com> wrote:

What is better?

String new writeStream

Prefer this one, as Stef said.��

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or
WriteStream on: String new

Use this one only if you want to specify which type of stream.��

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or
WriteStream on: ''

This is the worst. It won't work in GemStone for example, because '' is a literal.��

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by popularity '' is the winner, however apparently not everyone is happy with that��
https://pharo.fogbugz.com/f/cases/15260/WriteStream-on-new-string

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f := Finder new.
(f sourceSearch: 'WriteStream on: ''''') size. "51"
(f sourceSearch: 'String new writeStream') size. "48"
(f sourceSearch: 'WriteStream on: String new') size. "39"
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While this is not a popularity contest, we can at least poll for preferences https://strawpoll.me/5153067 :)

Peter

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