>>>>> No more for me.
>>>>
>>>> Introducing more code into Pharo that depends on more parts of Pharo
>>>> (RPackage, Announcement, Pragma, Ring, RB, Shout, ...) doesn't make it
>>>> easier to maintain and change Pharo. Or did I misunderstand something
>>>> about cohesion and coupling? :-)
>>>
>>> With that philosophy, we can just declare Pharo as finished and do something
>>> else.
>>> My point of view is that I invent new abstractions *and than use them* on 
>>> and
>>> for the system itself.
>>
>> I disagree; I would like a small and stable Pharo in which crazy ideas
>> can be realized. For that I don't need fancy abstractions, but a
>> minimal, simple and absolutely stable system in which I can load and
>> do whatever I want. Maybe this is just me?
>
> Is the current system simple and minimal?

No, it is complex and it is getting bigger with every release.

> Do you think the Pharo we have is good enough to have a future?

No, there is a lot to be improved. I think the future of Pharo is what
can be built on top, not what can be integrated and forced upon
everybody.

Lukas

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Lukas Renggli
www.lukas-renggli.ch

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