Once we see something like Pharo live update, it's natural to wonder how we 
update our Python programs faster.  That is, it's natural to become a bit 
dissatisfied with what we have.

Maybe the most fruitful form of dissatisfaction arises when we don't have a 
clear notion of the way forward.  This is how Leo was born two decades 
ago.  I knew that I didn't understand Donald Knuth's huge literate 
programs, but I didn't know what would be needed.  After months of 
confusion, I saw that webs were outlines in disguise.  And Leo was born.

And it's not just Pharo.  Recent work highlights the problems with settings 
and startup.  That's quite a different kind of dissatisfaction. True, we 
don't know the exact way forward, but we know the general direction.

In short, there is great value in dissatisfaction.  It suggests 
improvements.  And there is great joy as well, because discovering creative 
solutions is a heck of a lot of fun.

Edward

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