In python there is eval() which evaluates��

and there is exec() which executes

The difference is that one calculates a value which it returns , the other executes code.��

Personally I find "do it" very good choice because it makes clear what you referring to , in contrast "evaluate" and "execute" can mean different things under different context.��

On Tue, Jul 15, 2014 at 9:07 PM, stepharo <stepharo@free.fr> wrote:

In general I banned evaluate from the book vocabulary because people think that this is slower.
I saw teachers writing that smalltalk is interpreted and java compiled :).
I use execute.

On 15/7/14 19:20, Ben Coman wrote:

Mostly I take for granted that "DoIt" has always been the way to evaluate things with Smalltalk, however I find it awkward to use in writing a tutorial. ��Some examples... * After saving, select "Grid new" and "DoIt" ��-- this sounds awkward, and even that you might need select the latter as well.
* After saving, "Grid new" DoIt. ��-- doesn't read nice
* After saving, DoIt to "Grid new." ��-- worst of all

I'd feel better writing something like this...
* After saving, evaluate "Grid new".
but "evaluate" is not an item in the menus. ��I think actually many people talk this way with the implicit convention that "evaluate" means "DoIt".

So first, does anyone have a good way to compose sentences using "DoIt".
Second, how evil would it be to change the menus from "DoIt" to "Evaluate" and so avoid the implicit convention.

cheers -ben