On Mon, Jun 30, 2014 at 8:49 AM, Stephan Eggermont <stephan@stack.nl> wrote:
Kilon wrote:
>I just don't see it the way you do.
Versioner makes life easier for a specific kind of projects. It is important to be aware
of its limitations.
>What stops anyone from implementing his own configuration tool ?
Common sense, I hope...
Kilon has a point and so does Stephan ...
In a programming language where the development environment allows script-based tools (as opposed to GUI-based tools) it is much easier to construct custom "tools" to support variations in workflow ... individual developers routinely copy/share scripts that routinely need to be customized for ��their environment ...��
Smalltalk with it's heavy reliance on GUI-based tools is not quite as easy to customize (for several reasons) ... before knickers get knotted, please keep in mind that I think that customizable GUI-based tools are important, it's just that the GUI raises the entry level bar a bit higher than it needs to be...��
There is room in Smalltalk for plain old-fashioned scripts (workspaces don't quite cut it in this regard) that can be easily shared and customized (and written in Smalltalk) ...