I haven't heard from anyone else, which concerns me a little. I remind everyone that this campaign is about you. Without your participation, it cannot succeed.
Just drop me a line and tell me which topic you're writing on. You may, if you wish, create a new topic, as well. My list of topics was chosen based on the concerns I heard from other developers. Thanks. horrido wrote > Our first essay (in response to Topic #2)! > http://smalltalkrenaissance.wordpress.com/2015/01/06/smalltalk-in-business-italian-style/ > <http://smalltalkrenaissance.wordpress.com/2015/01/06/smalltalk-in-business-italian-style/> > > > Please step up. We need more. > > Thanks. > horrido wrote >> As promised, here is my first list of essay topics. I would like to ask >> you to submit an essay on one of these topics. Multiple submissions are >> welcome; if they're good, they will all get published at Smalltalk >> Renaissance. >> >> I will edit the articles for grammar and style. You should look good >> after I'm done. >> >> There's no deadline, but obviously the sooner you can write them, the >> better. SRP is a fast-moving campaign. >> >> If you have other suggestions for essay topics, please let me know. >> >> Without further ado, here are the topics... >> >> >> Topic #1: >> >> How do modern IDEs, such as Eclipse and IntelliJ and Visual Studio, >> compare with the tried-and-true Smalltalk development environment? >> >> ----- >> Topic #2: >> >> It is the contention of some critics, including >> Robert Martin <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YX3iRjKj7C0> >> , that Smalltalk did not (does not?) address the needs of the enterprise. >> Present a counter-argument. >> >> Explain how Smalltalk can assist the enterprise in team development, in >> large-scale development, and in integrating with existing (typically >> Windows-based) infrastructures. >> >> Pay particular attention to the question of RDBMS usage, which is often >> critical in the enterprise. >> >> ----- >> Topic #3: >> >> Some critics complain that Smalltalk does not play well with existing >> file-based tooling. / >> Duh! / >> Smalltalk is a "new" approach to IDEs and software engineering. We >> should be advancing this paradigm with new tooling, rather than falling >> back on the old again and again. Otherwise, things will never change for >> the better. >> >> Make a case for why we should embrace this change now, rather than >> waiting (for what?). >> >> Also, this >> webpage <http://thoughtstorms.info/view/smalltalkunix/view/smalltalk> >> poses an interesting argument against Smalltalk. Perhaps someone can >> tackle it. >> >> ----- >> Topic #4: >> >> In the age of multi-core processors and concurrency programming, how is >> Smalltalk addressing the concerns of developers? >> >> ----- >> Topic #5: >> >> How should we address the issue of compatibility (ie, fragmentation) >> among various implementations of Smalltalk? Does this issue hamper the >> creation of an ecosystem of libraries and shared code? -- View this message in context: http://forum.world.st/Essay-Topics-tp4797847p4798569.html Sent from the Pharo Smalltalk Developers mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
