2013/3/11 stephane ducasse <stephane.ducasse@free.fr>:
because pay attention when you talk about smalltalker reinventing the wheel. So far with this argument we could say that we should all use eclipse because Java invented the ide, isn't.
Well... Eclipse was a mutation from VisualAge... it took the best parts of it. So in that case they did exactly that. I don't want an Eclipse IDE Plugin for Pharo. I expect the Pharo team to do that? Of course not! But I wont deny I think it could be a good selling point.
So if you want Pharo to make progress, contribute. Simple easy and with measurable impact.
I totally agree with that. On the other hand there's no need to be harsh, we're all on the same side, but please consider that contributing with a project is not only a matter of producing code. Getting people aboard by advocating its use also helps. IMHO, The user base is as important as the features. Regards, Esteban.