February 2022 - Pharo-users

Re: What can you do with Pharo?

by Kasper Osterbye

Cheers I restarted with smalltalk in the form of Pharo a few years back, so in a somewhat similar situation. I have done several different things: Contributed to a number of different things in the Pharo community, fixing issues, commented on issues, and been involved in one of the sub-areas of Pharo (markdown support in the system itself) We own a small hobby farm of 30 sheeps with 50-60 lambs a year. I have made a tool to help all the management of this. I am responsible for memberships and fees in our kayakclub. I have made a system which help me keep information consistent across the few platforms we use to make sure all are billed the right amount. My wife and I keep track of our pension stock portefolio ourselves using a system I built (rather specific to the csv files I am able to pull from the bank). So, I believe one can build anything. The learning curve is somewhat steep, and many libraries have odd names, the code quality varies from elegant to over-engineered (in my view). But there is always friendly help on discord which is very nice. Best, Kasper > On 2 Feb 2022, at 08.55, contactme(a)kathe.in wrote: > > I am new to Pharo, so pardon my ignorance. > > I used to be a professional developer between 1996 and 2007 during which time I developed personal Management Information Systems for employees at my company's HRD using Microsoft Access, then moved on to leading a team of C++ developers to build a graphical operating environment atop the bare Linux kernel, then took up rapid prototyping using PHP at various Web-related startups. > > I have been aware of Smalltalk since 1999 and have only fiddled-around with it, though have failed to learn how to produce software due to the different syntax (as compared to C++ and PHP). > > I would like to focus on Smalltalk more seriously and found the cleanness of Pharo to be quite refreshing. > My problem is that I can't figure out what I could build using the wonderful tools in the amazing environment that is Pharo. > > Project ideas are most welcome, though, I no longer wish to develop for the Web. > > Best regards, > > ~Kathe >

Feb. 2, 2022

What is "Fluid"?

by contactme＠kathe.in

I have attached 2 cropped screen-captures of the same class displayed in the class browser; class-smalltalk.png is the regular class syntax, class-fluid.png is the same class but with the "Fluid" checkbox selected, and shows a different syntax. May I know what that is all about? There's a different terminology too, something called "slot", which I have faint memories of being quite like that in "Self" environments. Thank you, ~Kathe Â

Feb. 2, 2022

What can you do with Pharo?

by contactme＠kathe.in

I am new to Pharo, so pardon my ignorance. I used to be a professional developer between 1996 and 2007 during which time I developed personal Management Information Systems for employees at my company's HRD using Microsoft Access, then moved on to leading a team of C++ developers to build a graphical operating environment atop the bare Linux kernel, then took up rapid prototyping using PHP at various Web-related startups. I have been aware of Smalltalk since 1999 and have only fiddled-around with it, though have failed to learn how to produce software due to the different syntax (as compared to C++ and PHP). I would like to focus on Smalltalk more seriously and found the cleanness of Pharo to be quite refreshing. My problem is that I can't figure out what I could build using the wonderful tools in the amazing environment that is Pharo. Project ideas are most welcome, though, I no longer wish to develop for the Web. Best regards, ~Kathe Â

Feb. 2, 2022

Re: PharoDays'22: Inscriptions are open!

by Bernardo Ezequiel Contreras

any video recordings? On Tue, Feb 1, 2022 at 10:20 AM Russ Whaley <whaley.russ(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Any opportunity for virtual attendance at any of these sessions? > > On Tue, Feb 1, 2022 at 5:26 AM Guillermo Polito <guillermopolito(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Pharo Days >> >> March 3rd and 4th, Lille, France >> >> https://days.pharo.org/ >> ââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââ >> >> Inscriptions are open! >> >> Do not miss the opportunity to meet the Pharo programming environment and >> its community! PharoDays is a unique event where you can meet other >> Pharoers, discover latest advances, and share your experience. Hand-ons >> sessions are there to help you getting started on advance topics. Follow >> the "Show us your project" sessions to get immersed in Pharo lively >> community. >> >> This year, PharoDays is a mix of technical talks and hand-ons. Come to >> join business chat and enjoy friendly atmosphere and discuss with experts. >> Check the tentative schedule: from building command line interfaces to >> web applications, through modern desktop applications, visualisations, >> debugging and even a live music performance! >> >> See you in march! >> > > > -- > Russ Whaley > whaley.russ(a)gmail.com > -- Bernardo E.C. Sent from a cheap desktop computer in South America.

Feb. 2, 2022

Re: PharoDays'22: Inscriptions are open!

by Russ Whaley

Any opportunity for virtual attendance at any of these sessions? On Tue, Feb 1, 2022 at 5:26 AM Guillermo Polito <guillermopolito(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Pharo Days > > March 3rd and 4th, Lille, France > > https://days.pharo.org/ > ââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââ > > Inscriptions are open! > > Do not miss the opportunity to meet the Pharo programming environment and > its community! PharoDays is a unique event where you can meet other > Pharoers, discover latest advances, and share your experience. Hand-ons > sessions are there to help you getting started on advance topics. Follow > the "Show us your project" sessions to get immersed in Pharo lively > community. > > This year, PharoDays is a mix of technical talks and hand-ons. Come to > join business chat and enjoy friendly atmosphere and discuss with experts. > Check the tentative schedule: from building command line interfaces to web > applications, through modern desktop applications, visualisations, > debugging and even a live music performance! > > See you in march! > -- Russ Whaley whaley.russ(a)gmail.com

Feb. 1, 2022

PharoDays'22: Inscriptions are open!

by Guillermo Polito

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pharo Days March 3rd and 4th, Lille, France https://days.pharo.org/ <https://days.pharo.org/> ââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââ Inscriptions are open! Do not miss the opportunity to meet the Pharo programming environment and its community! PharoDays is a unique event where you can meet other Pharoers, discover latest advances, and share your experience. Hand-ons sessions are there to help you getting started on advance topics. Follow the "Show us your project" sessions to get immersed in Pharo lively community. This year, PharoDays is a mix of technical talks and hand-ons. Come to join business chat and enjoy friendly atmosphere and discuss with experts. Check the tentative schedule: from building command line interfaces to web applications, through modern desktop applications, visualisations, debugging and even a live music performance! See you in march!

Feb. 1, 2022