It was so much fun watching the Pharo Days videos! Thanks for recording them and I hope to be there next time :)
Somewhere halfway through the playlist, it hit me how easily I was downloading all the projects and images being talked about. I was copy/pasting one-line Metacello scripts out of github READMEs, clicking in the Configuration Browser, or downloading the latest code from CI - and it all "just worked"!!! Remember not too long ago when we were passing around custom scripts to load multiple dependent packages, and explaining to outsiders that "we don't need github because Smalltalk invented SCM" (or whatever) while we created the future invisibly, hidden away from the rest of the world? After laying down so many building blocks (like FileSystem) that take the system out of the way of creative expression, it is exciting to finally be tackling some of the high-impact things... you know the ones we've been avoiding... like Morphic, development tools, and the text editors. And the steady streams of new talent and funding seem likely to keep the successes coming. So CONGRATULATIONS, Pharo Community!!!! We deserve it. Now get back to work - we've got a future to create ;) ----- Cheers, Sean -- View this message in context: http://forum.world.st/How-Far-We-ve-Come-tp4807408.html Sent from the Pharo Smalltalk Developers mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
