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I was not able to find a method with a higher number of arguments
than Travis found. But I once saw an image with long methods
for Collection(class)>>with: keyword's. They extended the class side
messes of Collection like this:


Collection(class)>>with:with:with:
Collection(class)>>with:with:with:with:
Collection(class)>>with:with:with:with:with:
...


So you could write

OrderedCollection with: $H with: $E with: $L with: $L with: $O

I guess they didnt know about Collection(class)>>withAll: which allows
you to write:


OrderedCollection withAll: #($H $E $L $L $O)


Cees is talking about his Java vs. Smalltalk experience. I completely agree: Eclipse makes Java less painful and Java has moved forward in the last years - but Smalltalk is still better in developer productivity and maintenance costs.

Ever read the "Oracle Application Server 10g - Administration Handbook" from Oracle Press ?

Nice book describing how to set up, administrate and manage Oracles application server. There are chapters describing how to add a web cache to enhance performance. Amusing.

Page 8 states:


"Internal Oracle tests reveal that adding the application Server 10g Web
Cache to a three-tiered application (client, application server, and database
tiers) can reduce the load on the database back end by 95 percent."


while page 156 states:


"One Oracle test showed that adding the Oracle Web cache in front of the
Oracle Application Server reduced database load by over 85 percent"


Either it was a different test or they sell two products: one for a
performance boost of 95 and one for 85 percent ;)