Nice idea Torsten, this kind of tricks ;-)
Maybe we can save them online somewhere ?
gists.github.com ?

On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 12:16 PM, Torsten Bergmann <astares@gmx.de> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> the mailinglist, stackoverflow and other Pharo related medias are typically used
> in the "here is a question to problem" followed by an "answer from community" style.
>
> But lets also think the other way around: if we already have a solution for a
> problem that others may have too or may have in the future we should share the
> answer/solution as well.
>
> I'm sure many of you have some tricks that make developing with Pharo much easier
> and others can profit from these tricks if we share them here on the list.
>
> Be it
> �- a simple and useful script
> �- a simple key combination other may not yet know of
> �- a package one can use or how you use it
> �- a link to a nice description on the web related on how to use Pharo
> �- a custom tool that makes development easier
> �- an algorithm or something that you think was solved very elegant
> �- a way you solved a common problem easily in your app
> �- ...
>
> Then just describe it in a few lines and post it. Also write in which Pharo
> version you tried it - this makes it easier for others to see in which
> version the trick/solution is known to work.
>
> The idea goes like this: if you have a trick to share then send a mail with
> subject "Pharo Trick: #xxxx] - Short Description" to the Pharo dev AND Pharo user
> list (see http://lists.pharo.org). Make sure to increase the trick counter xxxx.
>
> Using this special subject one can later easily get the tricks from the
> mailinglist archive. Also others can refer to the trick if it solves a common
> problem other may ask for on the list.
>
> Lets see if we are able to reach the goals of 100, 1000 or more Pharo tricks ;)
>
> Bye
> T.
>
>
> I will start with something easy but useful:
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> [Pharo Trick: #0001] - Simple TODO
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Works in: Pharo3.0 Latest update: #30635 but should work in other versions too
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> If you develop an app with Pharo you may not yet fully implement all features.
> Some kind of marker for future "ToDo's" is often needed. Using a pragma on a method is
> the easiest solution here:
>
> � �foo
> � � �<todo: 'Add world later'>
> � � �"That method is not yet fully implemented"
>
> � � �Transcript show: 'Hello'
>
>
> Using a simple expression in the workspace you can browse all the TODOs for your
> project afterwards in a window:
>
> � � SystemNavigation default browseAllSendersOf: #todo:
>
> You can even query the system for the todo descriptions if you need the full
> list of things to work on:
>
> � (PragmaCollector filter: [:prg | prg keyword = 'todo:'])
> � � � � reset;
> � � � � collect: [:each| each arguments first ]
>
> As the pragma keyword #todo: is very common and may be used by others too
> it may be wise to use a custom one like "myappplicationTodo:" or similar.
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>

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