Hi Richard, A note about the IDE: we put together a team that is working on building the future Pharo IDE. Our goal is not to reproduce existing IDE but created a new and integrated experience that plays to the strengths of Pharo.
This is a rather ambitious project that will likely last a couple of years. You can see our current page here: http://gt.moosetechnology.org Regarding the philosophy, you can get some input by watching the "Designing for Developer Experience" talk: part 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKVPJU3W5Ys part 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9_JDpFq6qI part 3 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9IBGEOPLmY We think this is worth advertising. Please let me know if it is of interest to you. Cheers, Doru On Fri, Jan 9, 2015 at 2:23 PM, horrido <[email protected]> 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. > > -- www.tudorgirba.com "Every thing has its own flow"
