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Pharo News of the Week 25/2025

by Marcus Denker

- GitProjectHealth: A Mining Software Repository and Ticket management Platform tool, in Pharo https://github.com/moosetechnology/gitprojecthealth - [ANN] Pharo client libraries for Google Cloud Platform services https://github.com/newapplesho/google-cloud-smalltalk - ESUG Tech Awards 2025: Deadline June 30 https://esug.org/2025-Conference/awardsCall2025.html - [ANN] Containers-Buffer: Circular buffer implementation with LIFO and FIFO variants https://github.com/pharo-containers/Containers-Buffer - [ANN] Hera, a BDD framework for Pharo https://all-objects-all-the-time.st/#/blog/posts/14 If you want to add your news to this list, use this form: https://tinyurl.com/4c89buy4 # The week on the Pharo Issue Tracker # Pharo 13 - Backport #18289 to P13: Fix Duplicate class refactoring #18290 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/18290 - Fix cursor on multiple OSWindows #18280 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/18280 - backport modal testing #1783 https://github.com/pharo-spec/Spec/pull/1783 # Fixes - New Cavrois Integration block in Morphic to cut direct code #18288 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/18288 - Fix multiple Rubric examples and add smoke tests #18281 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/18281 - Fix MessagTally>>exampleSpyForSeconds #18278 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/18278 - Cut cyclic dependency in Zinc #18109 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/18109 # Completion - Adding fetcher to NecEntry and subclasses #18269 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/18269 # Refactoring Engine - Fix Duplicate class refactoring if there are spaces in package or package tag #18289 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/18289 - Fix pullUpMethod in presence of used instance variables #18285 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/18285 # Tools - Fix example of StOpenFilePresenter #1169 https://github.com/pharo-spec/NewTools/pull/1169 - Fix ProtocolChooserPresenter #1168 https://github.com/pharo-spec/NewTools/pull/1168 - renamed menu items / usage of strategies to position back windows #1167 https://github.com/pharo-spec/NewTools/pull/1167 - Improve new transcript #1166 https://github.com/pharo-spec/NewTools/pull/1166 - Fix for okbutton rename protocol #1165 https://github.com/pharo-spec/NewTools/pull/1165 # Git Support - Fix some failing tests #1944 https://github.com/pharo-vcs/iceberg/pull/1944 - Fix git direct access to repository #1940 https://github.com/pharo-vcs/iceberg/pull/1940 - Added SyncToFiles command #1936 https://github.com/pharo-vcs/iceberg/pull/1936 # Cleanup - Remove dead code in PasteUpMorph #18279 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/18279

June 20, 2025

Pharo Paper Collection: Papers wanted!

by Marcus Denker

Hello, As you might know, we have started to collect all papers / books that are related to Pharo. This is on HAL (https://hal.science) an international repository for open science that is used by the french science community (e.g. Inria and CNRS). The platform is open to anyone and after some years of iteration, it starts to be really quite nice. "HAL is a multidisciplinary open archive for the sharing of published and unpublished research. It is at the service of researchers in academic institutions, both public and private. In France, HAL is the national archive chosen by the scientific and academic community for the open dissemination of its research results. The repository is also at the service of researchers affiliated to foreign academic institutions, whether public or private.â More infos here: https://about.hal.science/en/ The Pharo collection on HAL now contains over 200 entries. The collection includes papers/books that are either about Pharo or use it in some way. https://hal.science/PHARO The HAL Monitor provides some more stats: https://monitor.hal.science/?collection=PHARO Of course, there are only those papers in the archive that the orginal authors added (and tagged for the Pharo Collection). To check if your paper is there, the easiest is to check the authors: https://inria.hal.science/PHARO/browse/author How do I add my papers? ===================== The HAL platform is open to everyone. https://hal.science - create an account - start submission by clicking submit. You are asked for all information / the PDF of your paper. - In the META Data: add âPHAROâ in the field âCollaboration/Projectâ. After the paper is validated, it will show up in the PHARO collection around one day later. If your paper is already in HAL: just modify the meta data and add âPHAROâ in the field âCollaboration/Projectâ

June 20, 2025

"Hera Released" â New blog post on all: objects all: theTime

by Koen De Hondt

Dear Pharo users and developers, It took some time to get the first release out, but it is finally here. Hera 1.0 has been released. See https://all-objects-all-the-time.st/#/blog/posts/14. As always, all feedback is welcome. I will present and demo Hera at ESUGâ25. I hope to see you there. Happy reading! Ciao, Koen

June 19, 2025

My development tools

by Aik-Siong Koh

Hi: I want to share my development experience over the decades and see if Pharo can provide the tools I love. I hope others will share their experiences and tools too so we can enrich it other and shortlist the tools for Pharo to have. Notepad++ I use it for text editing. Its Find, Replace, Find All in Current Document, Find in Files, are so simple and comprehensive. Everything I use it to search for any filename on my PC. It is so simple, reliable and super fast. Match Path can match any disjointed strings of fullpath name. I love it. WinMerge Great for comparing files, directories or pasted text. 2 or 3 panes compare. Very obvious how to merge. Windows Alt+Tab to switch windows I always use Maximum Window size for every application window on an 18inch notebook. No need to turn head. Less eyeball movement. Faster too. I can compare screens using Alt-Tab fast to show differences as flickers. LibreOffice or OpenOffice I use it for my documentation of text, math and drawings. The math fonts are truly pleasing for my eyes and brain. I think it is absolutely important to get the math and theory derived before programming code. Then code execution feedback to the formulation and the process iterates. WhatsApp, Google Meet I use for texting and video conferencing. So efficient for problem solving. ChatGPT I use it for world knowledge. Love the step by step instructions in software development and example code. I think it is showing beyond human capabilities already. FreeCAD I use it for 3D solid modeling. It is current scriptable using Python. I hope to control it with Smalltalk. I am just a user of the above software. If those capabilities are in Pharo, then I will be a master of those capabilities. That is my main idea. All the best, Aik-Siong Koh

June 14, 2025

Pharo News of the Week 24/2025

by Marcus Denker

# Pharo News of the Week 24/2025 - [Github] PharoSandGame https://github.com/PosledniAmir/PharoSandGame - [ANN] Pharo Paper Collection surpases 200 entries https://pharo.org/news/2025-06-10-HAL.html - [ANN] GitMiner: a Pharo Smalltalk library that helps developers in analyzing git repositories https://github.com/USIREVEAL/gitminer If you want to add your news to this list, use this form: https://tinyurl.com/4c89buy4 # The week on the Pharo Issue Tracker # Pharo 13 - Fix closing window shortcuts in combination with window groups #18116 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/18116 - [Pharo13] Update Roassal to new Released version #18262 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/18262 - Fix package selection in the new Finder #1128 https://github.com/pharo-spec/NewTools/pull/1128 - 1143 Cannot set the protocol of a method using StProtocolNameChooserPresenter #1144 https://github.com/pharo-spec/NewTools/pull/1144 - Fix Finder source search with class side #1129 https://github.com/pharo-spec/NewTools/pull/1129 # Fixes - Use Color>>#relativeLuminance in contrast methods #18272 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/18272 - Fixing the Toplo Version #18263 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/18263 - Fix: cleanup undeclared registry after renaming a class #18260 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/18260 - [Pharo14] Fix closing window shortcuts in combination with window groups #18256 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/18256 # Tests - Fixing broken tests #18275 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/18275 - Improve assertions of MCStWriterTest>>#testClassMethodDefinition #18268 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/18268 # Cleanup - Deprecate Morphic lists #18244 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/18244 - Removing Dead Code #1161 https://github.com/pharo-spec/NewTools/pull/1161 - Clean breakpoints #1155 https://github.com/pharo-spec/NewTools/pull/1155 # Tools - P13 sync #1163 https://github.com/pharo-spec/NewTools/pull/1163 - Correct bug on swich profile functionnality #1162 https://github.com/pharo-spec/NewTools/pull/1162 - Implement script save/load support in Sindarin debugger presenter #1156 https://github.com/pharo-spec/NewTools/pull/1156 - using world position percentage for placeholders #1154 https://github.com/pharo-spec/NewTools/pull/1154 - Profile menu interaction changes #1153 https://github.com/pharo-spec/NewTools/pull/1153 - Fixing missing code in StSindarinDebuggerScriptingPresenter #1134 https://github.com/pharo-spec/NewTools/pull/1134 - added disableActivationDuring to SpAbstractEasypresenter #1778 https://github.com/pharo-spec/Spec/pull/1778 # Documentation / Website - add news HAL #98 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo-website/pull/98 - Add comment to Class>>#rename: #18257 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/18257 - Create Tutorial.md for profile description #18267 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/18267

June 13, 2025

Pharo News of the Week 23/2025

by Marcus Denker

# Pharo News of the Week 23/2025 - [GSoC 2025] Accepted Pharo Projects: https://pharo.org/news/2025-06-04-GSOC.html - [ANN] Pharo VM 10.3.5 Released https://pharo.org/news/2025-06-04-VM-10-3-5.html - [ANN] docker-pharo-vm v10.3.5-2025-06-04 https://github.com/ba-st/docker-pharo-vm/releases/tag/v10.3.5-2025-06-04 - [ESUG 2025] Call for the Innovation Technology Awards https://esug.org/2025-Conference/awardsCall2025.html # The week on the Pharo Issue Tracker # Pharo 11 - Update Microdown Baseline branch to Pharo11 #18112 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/18112 # Pharo 13 - [Pharo13] Adding validation of the hierarchy for all the slots #18243 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/18243 - Fix for #18225: Be robust against unintentionally sending #initialize to a Trait (Pharo 13) #18238 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/18238 - [P13 Backport] Fix: Rubric error when jumping to previous word and string begins with separators #18232 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/18232 - [Port to P13] Closing repo before delete #1935 https://github.com/pharo-vcs/iceberg/pull/1935 # Pharo 14 # Bugs - 18253-ProcessorScheduler--nextReadyProcess-should-return-a-process-not-the-suspended-context #18254 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/18254 - Adding validation of the hierarchy for all the slots #18242 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/18242 - Fix for #18225: Be robust against unintentionally sending #initialize to a Trait (Pharo 14) #18237 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/18237 - OSWindow-SDL2: setCursor if window is focused and when focus is gained #18235 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/18235 - Fix: Rubric error when jumping to previous word and string begins with separators #18208 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/18208 - Fix issue #18189: MorphicWindowManagerTest makes Pharo unresponsive #18201 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/18201 - Closing Repository Before Delete #1934 https://github.com/pharo-vcs/iceberg/pull/1934 # Spec - Add testing capabilities for modals #1777 https://github.com/pharo-spec/Spec/pull/1777 - Announce willclose and resizing in modals #1776 https://github.com/pharo-spec/Spec/pull/1776 - Add styling for lists morphic backend #1775 https://github.com/pharo-spec/Spec/pull/1775 - easy family was missing add style connected to content view #1774 https://github.com/pharo-spec/Spec/pull/1774 - Fix cleanText icon in search input text #1773 https://github.com/pharo-spec/Spec/pull/1773 # Tools - Displaying a collection name with the size with string with commas #18251 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/18251 - 18214 refactoring UI error when pushing up method if same one exists in superclass #18228 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/18228 - fix-and-reintroduce-cpu-watcher #1147 https://github.com/pharo-spec/NewTools/pull/1147 - Pop up strategy fix #1141 https://github.com/pharo-spec/NewTools/pull/1141 # Graphics - Fix off-by-one in Color>>#isContrastCompliantFor* #18250 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/18250 # Cleanup - Renaming the references to SpWindow to SpWindowMorph #1145 https://github.com/pharo-spec/NewTools/pull/1145 - Remove CommandLineUIManager #18229 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/18229 - Remove dead code un UIManager #18143 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/18143 - Remove MonticelloGUI #18230 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/18230 - Cleanup #isInteractive and #isHeadless #18231 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/18231 - Replace #isInteractiveGraphic by #isInteractive #1142 https://github.com/pharo-spec/NewTools/pull/1142 - Clean deprecations in ReAbstractRule #18246 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/18246 - Simplify WebBrowser logic #18245 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/18245 - Fix some release tests #18233 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/18233 # VM - Adding statistics for comparing compiled cog methods' code size and metadata size #974 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo-vm/pull/974 - [P12] Fix OBS Build #981 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo-vm/pull/981 - [P10] Fix OBS Build #980 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo-vm/pull/980 - Preparing Release 10.3.5 #979 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo-vm/pull/979 - [Pharo12] Updating SDL2 to 2.32.6 for Windows (x86_64) and MacOS (ARM and Intel) #978 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo-vm/pull/978 - Updating SDL2 to 2.32.6 for Windows (x86_64) and MacOS (ARM and Intel) #977 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo-vm/pull/977 - [Pharo12] Set the size of larger indexable object allocated in the young space #976 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo-vm/pull/976 - Set the size of larger indexable object allocated in the young space #975 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo-vm/pull/975 # Website - New Pharo VM #97 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo-website/pull/97 - Fix links #96 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo-website/pull/96

June 6, 2025

Re: 20th Smalltalk Technology Innovation Awards!

by Noury Bouraqadi

Fixed. It's indeed july 1st. Thank you Kasper! On Thu, Jun 5, 2025 at 11:07â¯AM Kasper Osterbye <kasper.osterbye(a)gmail.com> wrote: > It seems like https://esug.org/2025-Conference/awardsCall2025.html mentions Monday > July 8th, where as the https://esug.org/2025-Conference/agenda.html uses > dates July 1 to July 4th. I hope the latter is the dates. > > â Kasper > > On 5 Jun 2025, at 10.55, Noury Bouraqadi <bouraqadi(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Fellow Smalltalkers ! > > As part of the ESUG yearly conference, we're organizing the Smalltalk > Technology Innovation Awards. This will be the 20th edition! > > The goal is to celebrate Smalltalk-related software. > > Please consider joining us: > 1. Just fill this very short form https://forms.gle/8k8DwauZj8VJb6cu9 > 2. Give a demo on Tuesday 1st of July during the ESUG conference > > Find out more > https://esug.org/2025-Conference/awardsCall2025.html > > Looking forward to seeing you in Gdansk, > Noury > > > -- Noury Bouraqadi

June 5, 2025

Re: 20th Smalltalk Technology Innovation Awards!

by Kasper Osterbye

It seems like https://esug.org/2025-Conference/awardsCall2025.html mentions Monday July 8th, where as the https://esug.org/2025-Conference/agenda.html uses dates July 1 to July 4th. I hope the latter is the dates. â Kasper > On 5 Jun 2025, at 10.55, Noury Bouraqadi <bouraqadi(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Fellow Smalltalkers ! > > As part of the ESUG yearly conference, we're organizing the Smalltalk Technology Innovation Awards. This will be the 20th edition! > > The goal is to celebrate Smalltalk-related software. > > Please consider joining us: > 1. Just fill this very short form https://forms.gle/8k8DwauZj8VJb6cu9 > 2. Give a demo on Tuesday 1st of July during the ESUG conference > > Find out more > https://esug.org/2025-Conference/awardsCall2025.html > > Looking forward to seeing you in Gdansk, > Noury

June 5, 2025

20th Smalltalk Technology Innovation Awards!

by Noury Bouraqadi

Hi Fellow Smalltalkers ! As part of the ESUG yearly conference, we're organizing the Smalltalk Technology Innovation Awards. This will be the 20th edition! The goal is to celebrate Smalltalk-related software. Please consider joining us: 1. Just fill this very short form https://forms.gle/8k8DwauZj8VJb6cu9 2. Give a demo on Tuesday 1st of July during the ESUG conference Find out more https://esug.org/2025-Conference/awardsCall2025.html Looking forward to seeing you in Gdansk, Noury

June 5, 2025

Pharo VM 10.3.5

by tesonep＠gmail.com

Hi everybody, we have a new release of the VM 10.3.5. Sorry if you have this announcement from different sources. This new version includes: - Removed unused temp in findNewMethodOrdinaryIfFound: by @kumom in #951, - Remove set cursor C code #210 by @kumom in #952, - Fix PharoWorker value when coming from plist file by @demarey in #972, - Log worker mode by @demarey in #971, - Updating SDL2 to 2.32.6 for Windows (x86_64) and MacOS (ARM and Intel) by @Pablo Tesone in #977, - Set the size of larger indexable object allocated in the young space by @Pablo Tesone in #975, Full Changelog: https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo-vm/compare/v10.3.4...v10.3.5 This Version fix a really nasty issue when changing the resolution of the monitors in Windows. Thanks so much to all the people who helped us to identify it and to provide workarounds and the final solution that depended on updating SDL. It is a good moment to update your VMs from the launcher, if you are using zeroconf, it will arrive automatically, and if you use OBS packages, they are also updated. This release applies to Pharo 11, 12, 13 and 14. Thank you so much to all the contributors and all the issue reporters! Pablo on Behalf of all the Pharo team. -- Pablo Tesone. tesonep(a)gmail.com

June 4, 2025