[chuck-users] shreds, namespace, functions, classes, etc

Dear list, Shreds are objects (of type Shred) and functions aren't objects. This is all good and well but it gets harder when we spork a function and the function becomes a Shred and hence a Object. Consider this; ------------------------ fun void tester() { "boom" => string beep; while(1) { <<<beep>>>; second => now; } } spork ~ tester() @=> Shred foo; 5::second => now; "clik" => foo.beep; //this doesn't work day=> now; ---------------------------------------- It's not so clear to me *why* the offending line doesn't work. Maybe I'm misunderstanding something or making a syntax error but I think that what we are seeing here is a loss of namespace that would be useful and I don't understand why this happens. I also tried stuff along these lines; ---------------------- class Bar extends Shred { //stuff including variables and a constructor } ------------------------------ If I do that I can instantiate a "Bar" but all it does is run it's constructor; I can't manage to spork a Bar or assign a sporked shred to a Bar. I can also make a array of Bar's but all that gets me is the constructor running; --------------------------- class Bar extends Shred { static int number; <<>>; } //print a series of numbers, no shreds in sight Bar array[5]; ---------------------------------- So, now I'm quite happy I said so many times that there are no "stupid n00b questions" because now it's my turn to ask exactly what a "Shred" is because I'm starting to feel like I have no idea. :¬) Could somebody please explain to me exactly what's going on here? Yours, Kas.