May 2017 - Pharo-users - lists.pharo.org

[Ann] Pharo Sprint App to improve coordination during Pharo Sprints
by Juraj Kubelka May 2, 2017

May 2, 2017

Hi, We are happy to announce a new application called Pharo Sprint App. The main idea of the application comes from the whiteboard that have been used during Pharo Sprints and was also adopted in Chile. As the Pharo Sprint is organized in several places around the world, we miss the connection with other guys. For that reason we decided to move the physical whiteboard to the internet and developed Pharo Sprint App. How does it work? Participants choose a case from the âproposed' or âallâ list. Once they are done, they move it to the âdoneâ list. We believe that the application will encourage other people, especially newcomers, to join us during the events and have a fun, together with other developers. How To Use It? â¢ Download the latest image from Bintray <https://bintray.com/jurajkubelka/PharoSprint/build/_latestVersion#files> â¢ Execute the image, using the corresponding VM for Pharo 6 â¢ Run the application from World Menu / Communication / Pharo Sprint â¢ Login, using your FogBugz account, wait a bit, then choose a case and have a happy programming :-) Everybody participating in the sprints should use the Pharo Sprint image. The upcoming event is on Friday April 28: https://association.pharo.org/event-2492488 <https://association.pharo.org/event-2492488> The application is deployed in Pharo 6 (32 and 64bits). More details are available at: https://github.com/JurajKubelka/PharoSprint <https://github.com/JurajKubelka/PharoSprint> I will appreciate any feedback. Have a fun! :-) Juraj

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improving audio/video quality of pharo days recordings
by Peter Uhnak May 1, 2017

May 1, 2017

Hi, we had a small discussion on discord about improving the audio/video quality of recordings of past pharo days, where many recordings are really hard to see (or completely unreadable), or the presenter is really hard to understand (especially if they speak quietly or have a strong accent). Obviously making really good recordings requires several people to focus on it (which is hard on a small meetup), however two things could be imho introduced that could help a lot, with little demand on attendees. 1) clip-on microphone * camera's mic will not capture good sound from 10 meters away over a crowd of people making noises 2) VGA recorder (which goes between the presenter's computer and projector) * then we would have crisp video and not relying on the quality of the camera in fact this is very common format where in the final video you see primarily the VGA output, and not camera capture from a distance (only on the presenter), e.g. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XA2WjJbmmoM Unfortunately I am not attending Pharo Days this year (scheduling conflict), so I can't help on-site, but I could help with post-processing where possible, e.g. converting the raw audio/video/VGA streams into one (as in the linked video) or something. Peter

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Geocoder Services in Pharo?
by volkert May 1, 2017

May 1, 2017

Dear all, do we have a package to access the a geocoder service? Something similar to "geopy". Volkert

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What is flags in UpdateOperation in MongoTalk
by chrismihaylyk May 1, 2017

May 1, 2017

Hello! Can anyone explain to me, please, what is it flags in the following method of MongoDatabase class? update: origDictionary with: newDictionary collection: aString flags: aFlag root update: origDictionary with: newDictionary collection: name , '.' , aString flags: aFlag Thanks, Khrystyna. -- View this message in context: http://forum.world.st/What-is-flags-in-UpdateOperation-in-MongoTalk-tp49450… Sent from the Pharo Smalltalk Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

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PMMatrix vs Matrix
by frankl1_miky May 1, 2017

May 1, 2017

Hi, Polymath come with PMMatrix class . what is the difference between this class and the native Matrix class. -- View this message in context: http://forum.world.st/PMMatrix-vs-Matrix-tp4943819.html Sent from the Pharo Smalltalk Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

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