Hi Ralph,
I'm sorry I took so long to answer, we've been quite busy here...
If you decide to work on top of what's already been ported, you can rely on us for any questions you may have, no worries. If you go for the original Scratch code, I guess we could also help you on portability and architecture-related questions.
We know the name is a bit unfortunate... it was chosen after
scat singing��without being aware the word had other not-so-educational meanings.
Anyway, any trouble you may have understanding the code, you can use our mailing list at
scat-project@googlegroups.com to communicate with us and we'll gladly try to help you, although I have to admit there are parts of the code that we don't even begin to understand and probably not even their author does anymore...
Good luck!
Bernat.
2011/12/22 Ralph Boland
<rpboland@gmail.com>
Bernat Romagosa <tibabenfortlapalanca@...> writes:
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> Hi list,
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> Joan G��ell and I have been working on��Scat -the Scratch port to Pharo-��quite a
lot recently.��We wanted to push it to a point where we could release the first
reasonably working version, which we've just managed today.
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> Please take a look at the release announcement��(which should be read in a bit
of a humorous tone), in which we explain what's up with the project and what
future is left for it.
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> For the tl;dr version, please read:
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> Many things are working, many aren't, but the state of the project allows us
to move into more interesting stuff based on the graphic programming metaphor.
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> Scat is a time-consuming, brain-smashing, life sucking-project.
> We no longer will be maintaining this massive unmaintainable code.
> Suddenly: free time for other projects!
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> Cheers everyone!
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> -- Bernat Romagosa.
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bringing it forward. ��My interest is in only a portion of Scat. ��As an example
of what I want to do consider the "Enchanting" project that uses Scratch to
program the Legos Mindstorms toy robot. ��Enchanting uses a major portion of
Scratch but some of the interface is replaced by the interface needed by
Enchanting. ��I am interested in refactoring Scratch (now Scat) so that projects
such as Enchanting can use the lower level stuff it needs but add its own stuff,
particularly the GUI part.
This is what I will need to do for the projects, ��not add things on top of
Scratch (Scat) but on top of (say) 80% of Scat. ��I have my own projects that I
want to do someday that would similarly be built on top of a portion of Scat.
Ideally I would like someone or some group to take over Scat who could oversee
work that we could agree that I can do and ideally that work would relate to the
part of Scat I am interested in.
So can you place my name as a contact person by anyone taking over Scat.
Lastly I encourage changing the name of Scat.
Sincerely,
Ralph Boland
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Bernat Romagosa.