Yes, but I'm trying to make SRP a focussed campaign. That means presenting a simple "here's a developer question – here's the answer" theme. SRP should not be a catch-all for Smalltalk resources, because there are already plenty of sites that do this. SRP should not be repetitive.
Instead, SRP aims to present a clear, unambiguous message. The message is guided. The problem with sites such as Planet Smalltalk and world.st is that you have to *search* for the answers to questions. I don't have enough time to do that (neither do people who come here out of curiosity or interest). Your assistance would be appreciated. If there is an answer already published elsewhere, let me know and I'll try to work it in. But please, let's stay on topic. The worst thing we could do is to make Smalltalk Renaissance look confusing. By comparison, look at how Apple market their products. Their message is always clean, yet informative. Sven Van Caekenberghe-2 wrote > Richard, > > Many people in the Pharo community have written lots of stuff over the > years, at different level (introduction/tutorial to advanced/technical), > maybe you should try to point to those documents first. Extra indexing is > always good, it is PR after all. > > http://planet.smalltalk.org is another place to start looking for things. > > http://world.st is another PR initiative. > > HTH, > > Sven > >> On 09 Jan 2015, at 14:23, horrido < > horrido.hobbies@ > > wrote: >> >> 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. -- View this message in context: http://forum.world.st/Essay-Topics-tp4797847p4798579.html Sent from the Pharo Smalltalk Developers mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
