Title: Dialect-Portable Monticello

  Level: intermediate

  Possible mentor: Sean DeNigris

  Possible second mentor: ?

  Description
  Extend FileTree and Cypress to handle dialect feature differences like
namespaces vs. prefixes

  Technical Details
  The pieces are all available and a proof of concept has been done, but
what's required is a deeper look to integrate the idea consistent with the
existing design

  Benefits to the Student
  The student will get a deep understanding that ultimately, no matter how
many layers are on top, most data boils down to text, which can be freed
from wherever it lives, to go wherever it's needed. Also, the student will
have the opportunity to contribute to a key core open source tool, with all
the community involvement that implies. 

  Benefits to the Community
  There are many great libraries for Squeak/Pharo vs. VW that would be
extremely useful on the other side (like Xstreams - which has an older
version on Squeak/Pharo, and PDF Artefact). There is very little preventing
near-automatic porting between the ecosystems, and this project would
address that.



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Cheers,
Sean
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