On Feb 20, 2012, at 2:26 AM, Ben Coman wrote: > Stéphane Ducasse wrote: >> I would like to get from you why you use Pharo? >> >> >> >> After thinking a lot about that recently I think that I would like to have >> something like that: >> >> Pharo a plastic language to build evolvable and debuggable applications. >> With Pharo and its ecosystem you can build powerful tools (web application, >> data management, business processes…). Pharo philosophy is driven by domain >> driven design. Modeling is agile. Pharo is an executable modeling language. >> Pharo is not only a language but an infrastructure with powerful tools like >> Moose. >> Plastic = "(in science and technology) of or relating to the permanent >> deformation of a solid without fracture by the temporary application of >> force." >> > I agree with your usage of "plastic", but there are some unfortunate english > slang associations that you might want to stay away from... > "General term for a fake, or in reference to a shallow person." > http://onlineslangdictionary.com/meaning-definition-of/plastic
Yes I looked at that and I was not happy with it. resilience may be better > > Perhaps "ductile" would suit the same purpose. > "able to undergo change of form without breaking" > http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/ductile > > There is also "malleable" (but I think the shorter syllables of ductile is > nicer to read) > http://www.thefreedictionary.com/malleable > > cheers, -ben > >> Pharo: ease of modeling, essence of agile, close to objects all the time. >> Stef >> >> > >
