Re: [Pharo-dev] Essay Topics

2015-01-11 Thread horrido
Please, is there anyone who cares to tackle, say, the question of concurrent
multi-core programming in Smalltalk? Or tooling vis-à-vis in the Java or C#
world? *We need more essays.*


horrido 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?





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Re: [Pharo-dev] Essay Topics

2015-01-09 Thread Tudor Girba
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 horrido.hobb...@gmail.com 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?





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Re: [Pharo-dev] Essay Topics

2015-01-09 Thread horrido
Absolutely! This is an exciting development. It serves as a good response to
Topic #1.

Your website provides some very cool links. They're a bit more technical
than I'd like for a marketing campaign, but they can certainly be couched
in more sales-friendly terms. So I suggest the following...

First, make clear that this is an ongoing project with a near-term goal of
release (ie, two years). Then outline your motivations, your general
philosophy, and give a nice overview of the IDE. You can work in all of
those cool links of yours into the text.

Your website shows me that *you know how to sell yourself*. So take this
opportunity to write an essay in your own words that excites the public. In
so doing, you answer a major concern of developers who feel anxious about
leaving behind Eclipse, IntelliJ, or Visual Studio.

Thanks.


Tudor Girba-2 wrote
 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 lt;

 horrido.hobbies@

 gt; 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 lt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YX3iRjKj7C0gt;
  , 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
 lt;http://thoughtstorms.info/view/smalltalkunix/view/smalltalkgt;
   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?





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Re: [Pharo-dev] Essay Topics

2015-01-09 Thread stepharo

Oh yes!
The ESUG talk is particularly cool.

Stef

Le 9/1/15 16:20, Tudor Girba a écrit :

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 horrido.hobb...@gmail.com 
mailto:horrido.hobb...@gmail.com 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?





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Re: [Pharo-dev] Essay Topics

2015-01-09 Thread Frank Shearar
On 9 January 2015 at 13:23, horrido horrido.hobb...@gmail.com wrote:
 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.

Uncle Bob just doesn't know his history. Smalltalk suffered because it
was _only_ in the enterprise (because, as someone on HN points out, no
one else could afford the $10k/seat licence costs).

I'm pretty sure James Robertson wrote about that, soon after Uncle
Bob's facepalm-worthy talk.

frank



Re: [Pharo-dev] Essay Topics

2015-01-09 Thread Sven Van Caekenberghe
Richard,

Many people in the Pharo community have written lots of stuff over the years, 
at different level (introduction/tutorial to advanced/technical), maybe you 
should try to point to those documents first. Extra indexing is always good, it 
is PR after all.

http://planet.smalltalk.org is another place to start looking for things.

http://world.st is another PR initiative.

HTH,

Sven

 On 09 Jan 2015, at 14:23, horrido horrido.hobb...@gmail.com 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?
 
 
 
 
 
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Re: [Pharo-dev] Essay Topics

2015-01-09 Thread horrido
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?





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Re: [Pharo-dev] Essay Topics

2015-01-09 Thread horrido
Yes, but I'm trying to make SRP a focussed campaign. That means presenting a
simple here's a developer question – here's the answer theme. SRP should
not be a catch-all for Smalltalk resources, because there are already plenty
of sites that do this. SRP should not be repetitive.

Instead, SRP aims to present a clear, unambiguous message. The message is
guided.

The problem with sites such as Planet Smalltalk and world.st is that you
have to *search* for the answers to questions. I don't have enough time to
do that (neither do people who come here out of curiosity or interest). Your
assistance would be appreciated.

If there is an answer already published elsewhere, let me know and I'll try
to work it in. But please, let's stay on topic. The worst thing we could do
is to make Smalltalk Renaissance look confusing.

By comparison, look at how Apple market their products. Their message is
always clean, yet informative.


Sven Van Caekenberghe-2 wrote
 Richard,
 
 Many people in the Pharo community have written lots of stuff over the
 years, at different level (introduction/tutorial to advanced/technical),
 maybe you should try to point to those documents first. Extra indexing is
 always good, it is PR after all.
 
 http://planet.smalltalk.org is another place to start looking for things.
 
 http://world.st is another PR initiative.
 
 HTH,
 
 Sven
 
 On 09 Jan 2015, at 14:23, horrido lt;

 horrido.hobbies@

 gt; 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/
 lt;http://smalltalkrenaissance.wordpress.com/2015/01/06/smalltalk-in-business-italian-style/gt;
   
 
 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 lt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YX3iRjKj7C0gt;  
 , 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
 lt;http://thoughtstorms.info/view/smalltalkunix/view/smalltalkgt;  
 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?
 
 
 
 
 
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 http://forum.world.st/Essay-Topics-tp4797847p4798569.html
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Re: [Pharo-dev] Essay Topics

2015-01-08 Thread horrido
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?
 
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 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.
 
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 Topic #4:
 
 In the age of multi-core processors and concurrency programming, how is
 Smalltalk addressing the concerns of developers?
 
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 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?





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Re: [Pharo-dev] Essay Topics

2015-01-05 Thread horrido
Oh, I forgot to mention. Please notify me of your topic choice at my personal
email:  horrido.hobbies at gmail dot com. That way, I can coordinate the
essay activities. Thanks.



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