Thank you Marcus and all the contributors for the update and continuously improving Pharo.

FYI I copy pasted the email into 2 AIs (ChatGPT and Claude) the email, and prompted them to make a summary. ChatGPT output was useless. Claude's one is more interesting. So, I'm sharing it with you below.

I also asked them to make a mind map of the news list. Here, ChatGPT, made the more intersting result, though the texts are poor. Attached.

Best,
Noury
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Here's a summary of the key updates from Pharo's weekly news and issue tracker:

Major Updates:
- New VM release v10.3.3
- Updates to Pharo 11 and 12 baselines (Iceberg v2.2.3, NewTools v0.9.1, Spec v1.3.5)
- Fuel update for Pharo 13

Notable Improvements:
- Fixed tenured primitives and timestamp parsing
- Enhanced word navigation and protocol removal in Calypso
- Added password support in SpRequestDialog
- Integrated Welcome Browser into NewTools
- Added drag & drop support to inspectors

Cleanup & Infrastructure:
- Reorganized compiler tests
- Improved build process (Roassal/NewTools loading sequence)
- Removed deprecated code and redundant features
- Enhanced ColorPicker integration
- Multiple fixes to Spec framework

Development Tools:
- New snapshot browser in Iceberg
- Improved error messages in Tonel
- Multiple NewTools enhancements including playground size memorization
- Better metadata support in Spec presenters

A spotter survey is currently open for community feedback.

On Jan 27 2025, at 5:01 pm, Marcus Denker <marcus.denker@inria.fr> wrote:
# Pharo News of the Week 04/2025

- [ANN] New VM Release v10.3.3 https://www.pharo.org/news/2025-01-21-VM10-3-3.html
- [Blog Post]: Subject in SUnit Tests https://all-objects-all-the-time.st/#/blog/posts/
- [Survey] please take a second to take the spotter survey: https://sondages.inria.fr/index.php/319877?lang=en

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 11

- Update version in #iceberg for BaselineOfPharo for Pharo 11 to ���v2.2.3��� #17644
https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/17644

# Pharo 12

- Update version in #newTools for BaselineOfPharo for Pharo 12 to ���v0.9.1��� #17666
https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/17666

- Update version in #spec for BaselineOfPharo for Pharo 12 to ���v1.3.5��� #17643
https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/17643


# Features
- Update Fuel for Pharo 13 #17635
https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/17635

# Fixes

- Fixed fall back code on new tenured primitives by jordanmontt �� Pull Request #17617 �� pharo-project/pharo
https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/17617

- Calypso: Fix remove protocol when there is no method in the protocol #17628
https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/17628

- Branch: realunclosewindow, added all behaviors needed to use SpClosedWindowListPresebter #17629
https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/17629

- Update word navigation to handle different character groups #17630
https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/17630

- Fix timestamp parsing in SourceFileArray #17633
https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/17633

# VM

- Remove old versions of libgit in new builds #902
https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo-vm/pull/902


# Compiler

- Move OpalCompiler-UI tests to OpalCompiler-UI-Tests #17664
https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/17664

- Move OCBytecodeDecompilerExamplesTest to Flashback #17663
https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/17663

# Iceberg /Tonel /git

- Port Hernan's snapshot browser to Iceberg #1875
https://github.com/pharo-vcs/iceberg/pull/1875

- Improve error messages #123
https://github.com/pharo-vcs/tonel/pull/123

# CI/Bootrap/Image load

- Load roassal before NewTool
https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/17650

- Remove double loading of welcome browser #17655
https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/17655

- Load Microdown before NewTools (Anyway NewTools will load it) #17652
https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/17652

# Newtools

- Branch: Pharo13, renamed it to presenter and cleaned the class #941
https://github.com/pharo-spec/NewTools/pull/941

- Merge ColorPicker in NewTools #954
https://github.com/pharo-spec/NewTools/pull/954

- Fix Code Rewriter to take care of the context's application #953
https://github.com/pharo-spec/NewTools/pull/953

- Remove method with equivalent in traits #952
https://github.com/pharo-spec/NewTools/pull/952

- Integrate Welcome Browser into NewTools by jecisc �� Pull Request #951 �� pharo-spec/NewTools
https://github.com/pharo-spec/NewTools/pull/951

- Branch: Making Playground Memorizing its Size #949
https://github.com/pharo-spec/NewTools/pull/949

- Branch: FixingLastInitialExtentForWindow #948
https://github.com/pharo-spec/NewTools/pull/948

- Branch: 946-StFinder-produces-DNU-on-browse, Fixes: #964 #947
https://github.com/pharo-spec/NewTools/pull/947

- Add drag&drop support to inspectors #945
https://github.com/pharo-spec/NewTools/pull/945

# Spec

- Allow passwords in SpRequestDialog, Fixes #1705 #1706
https://github.com/pharo-spec/Spec/pull/1706

- fix: make Fuel serialization work with native collections #1704
https://github.com/pharo-spec/Spec/pull/1704

- P13: Introduce metadata and properties support in SpAbstractPresenter��� #1701
https://github.com/pharo-spec/Spec/pull/1701

# Cleanup

- Remove dead code #17632
https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/17632

- Moving ColorPicker extension to the extended class. #17637
https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/17637

- Remove the refresh because we should not have a dependency from Morph��� #17638
https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/17638

- Branch: MakingDrTestMemorizingSize. #17649
https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/17649

- Remove Morphic MCSnapshotBrowser #17659
https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/17659

- Remove dead code #17658
https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/17658

- Doing a pass on ProfStef. #17653
https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/17653

# Website
- Update Companies.md: new form links #82
https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo-website/pull/82