Rodney: Thank you for taking the time to clarify these things for me. I'm beginning to understand Revolution . . . but, now that Dan has got me looking at Squeak . . . and I've spent the last 8 hours doing so, I'm absolutely fascinated from the point of view of starting from absolute scratch, which I would like to do. A clean slate, a blank canvas a fresh mind.
I've looked at and played with EToys, watched Alan Kay demonstrate and explain the concepts behind Squeak and learning, in general; and now can see why Dan sent me over there. My set of dream applications really do fit into the immediate capabilities of this environment. And, (here is the clincher), it has a learning system for kids, (that's me), that assumes next to nothing regarding its users. I'm not ashamed to learn as though I were a child, as fresh as a dew-picked strawberry, undefiled by the ravages of time and age. To tell you the truth, I think Alan Kay is right when he says that the real computer revolution hasn't even begun. I also think he is right, from the standpoint of efficiency, and the direct creation of all new assets, (which I would intend to do), that the current operating system paradigm needs to be abandoned in favor of an all new, truly object oriented one. It just makes sense to me. I hope Dan has some more to add to his recommendation to help clarify these issues even more. Thanks again, Greg Smith -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Dependence-on-Programming-Experts-tf1893108.html#a5207662 Sent from the Revolution - User forum at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list [email protected] Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
