May 2025 - Pharo-users - lists.pharo.org

Re: [Pharo-dev] [ANN] Pharo 13 Released!

by Aik-Siong Koh

Congratulations Pharo Team. When will Pharo Launcher show Pharo 13 stable? I just see Pharo 13 Development. Thanks, Aik-Siong Koh Esteban Lorenzano via Pharo-dev wrote: > > Dear Pharo users and dynamic language lovers: > > We have released Pharo <https://pharo.org/> version 13! > > > What is Pharo? > > Pharo is a pure object-oriented programming language and a powerful > environment focused on simplicity and immediate feedback. > > Screenshot of Pharo 13 > > Image of Pharo 13 > > * > > Simple & powerful language: No constructors, no types declaration, > no interfaces, no primitive types. Yet a powerful and elegant > language with a full syntax fitting in one postcard! Pharo is > objects and messages all the way down. > > * > > Live, immersive environment: Immediate feedback at any moment of > your development: Developing, testing, debugging. Even in > production environments, you will never be stuck in compiling and > deploying steps again! > > * > > Amazing debugging experience: Pharo environment includes a > debugger unlike anything youâve seen before. It allows you to step > through code, restart the execution of methods, create methods on > the fly, and much more! > > * > > Pharo is yours: Pharo is made by an incredible community, with > more than 100 contributors for the last revision of the platform > and hundreds of people constantly contributing with frameworks and > libraries. > > * > > Fully open-source: Pharo full stack is released under MIT > <https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT> License and available on > GitHub <https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo> > â¦ more on the Pharo Features page <http://www.pharo.org/features>. > > In this iteration of Pharo, we continue working on our objectives of > improvement, clean-up and modularization. > Also, we included a number of usability and speed improvements. > A detailed list of changes and improvements is available in our > Changelog > <https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo-changelogs/tree/master/weekly> > (weekly based) > > Some highlights of this amazing version: > > > Highlights > > > Tools > > * Spec Tools remembering their size > * Microdown enhancements > * HDPI support > * Zoomable UI > * New list, tables and trees, allowing any presenter as their content > * Better source code text navigation and edition > * New Process Browser > * New Transcript (introducing also the Object Transcript) > * Organic window manager > > > System > > * Better refactorings UX Cleaner leaner code logic > * More robust and faster halt implementation > * Debug points to enhance the debugging experience > * Clean-ups > > > Virtual machine > > * Async IO using epoll on unixes > * Faster byte array / string comparisons > * Improve Windows support for non ASCII filenames > * FreeBSD support > * Update SDL2 version in OSX (Intel & Apple) > * Minimal MacOS version required raised to MacOS 11 and above > > > Development Effort > > This new version is the result of 698 Pull Requests integrated just in > the Pharo repository. > We have closed 865 issues and received contributions from more than 70 > different contributors. > We also have a lot of work in the separate projects that are included > in each Pharo release: > > * http://github.com/pharo-spec/NewTools > * http://github.com/pharo-spec/Spec > * http://github.com/pharo-vcs/Iceberg > * https://github.com/pharo-graphics/Roassal > * http://github.com/pillar-markup/Microdown > * http://github.com/pillar-markup/BeautifulComments > * http://github.com/pharo-project/pharo-vm > > > Contributors > > We always say Pharo is yours. It is yours because we made it for you, > but most importantly, because it is made by the invaluable > contributions of our great community (yourself). > A large community of people from all around the world contributed to > Pharo 13.0 by making pull requests, reporting bugs, participating in > discussion threads, providing feedback, and a lot of helpful tasks in > all our community channels. > Thank you all for your contributions. > > The Pharo Team > > Discover Pharo: https://pharo.org/features > > Try Pharo: http://pharo.org/download > > Learn Pharo: http://pharo.org/documentation > > â

May 23, 2025

[ANN] Pharo 13 Released!

by Esteban Lorenzano

Dear Pharo users and dynamic language lovers: We have released Pharo <https://pharo.org/> version 13! What is Pharo? Pharo is a pure object-oriented programming language and a powerful environment focused on simplicity and immediate feedback. Screenshot of Pharo 13 Image of Pharo 13 * Simple & powerful language: No constructors, no types declaration, no interfaces, no primitive types. Yet a powerful and elegant language with a full syntax fitting in one postcard! Pharo is objects and messages all the way down. * Live, immersive environment: Immediate feedback at any moment of your development: Developing, testing, debugging. Even in production environments, you will never be stuck in compiling and deploying steps again! * Amazing debugging experience: Pharo environment includes a debugger unlike anything youâve seen before. It allows you to step through code, restart the execution of methods, create methods on the fly, and much more! * Pharo is yours: Pharo is made by an incredible community, with more than 100 contributors for the last revision of the platform and hundreds of people constantly contributing with frameworks and libraries. * Fully open-source: Pharo full stack is released under MIT <https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT> License and available on GitHub <https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo> â¦ more on the Pharo Features page <http://www.pharo.org/features>. In this iteration of Pharo, we continue working on our objectives of improvement, clean-up and modularization. Also, we included a number of usability and speed improvements. A detailed list of changes and improvements is available in our Changelog <https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo-changelogs/tree/master/weekly> (weekly based) Some highlights of this amazing version: Highlights Tools * Spec Tools remembering their size * Microdown enhancements * HDPI support * Zoomable UI * New list, tables and trees, allowing any presenter as their content * Better source code text navigation and edition * New Process Browser * New Transcript (introducing also the Object Transcript) * Organic window manager System * Better refactorings UX Cleaner leaner code logic * More robust and faster halt implementation * Debug points to enhance the debugging experience * Clean-ups Virtual machine * Async IO using epoll on unixes * Faster byte array / string comparisons * Improve Windows support for non ASCII filenames * FreeBSD support * Update SDL2 version in OSX (Intel & Apple) * Minimal MacOS version required raised to MacOS 11 and above Development Effort This new version is the result of 698 Pull Requests integrated just in the Pharo repository. We have closed 865 issues and received contributions from more than 70 different contributors. We also have a lot of work in the separate projects that are included in each Pharo release: * http://github.com/pharo-spec/NewTools * http://github.com/pharo-spec/Spec * http://github.com/pharo-vcs/Iceberg * https://github.com/pharo-graphics/Roassal * http://github.com/pillar-markup/Microdown * http://github.com/pillar-markup/BeautifulComments * http://github.com/pharo-project/pharo-vm Contributors We always say Pharo is yours. It is yours because we made it for you, but most importantly, because it is made by the invaluable contributions of our great community (yourself). A large community of people from all around the world contributed to Pharo 13.0 by making pull requests, reporting bugs, participating in discussion threads, providing feedback, and a lot of helpful tasks in all our community channels. Thank you all for your contributions. The Pharo Team Discover Pharo: https://pharo.org/features Try Pharo: http://pharo.org/download Learn Pharo: http://pharo.org/documentation â

May 23, 2025

Re: What's new on ADB.org, 14 May 2025: 12 items

by Arild Dyrseth

Safeguard Documents Modern Skills for Better Jobs Sector Development Program, Subprogram 1: College Iberia (Kutaisi HUB) Initial Environmental Examination https://www.adb.org/projects/documents/geo-52339-001-iee-12 <https://adb.musvc4.net/e/tr?q=9%3dLVBcH%26B%3d0%26J%3dEWD%26K%3dHZHd%269%3d…> Modern Skills for Better Jobs Sector Development Program, Subprogram 1: Environmental Monitoring Report (July-December 2024) https://www.adb.org/projects/documents/geo-52339-001-emr-4 <https://adb.musvc4.net/e/tr?q=6%3d8c6Z4%26I%3d4%26G%3d1d8%26H%3d4gBa%26u%3d…>

May 13, 2025

Re: Survey: Identifying and Fixing Undesirable Behaviors Across Software Versions

by Remi Dufloer

Hello, Just a kind reminder that our research survey is still open We sincerely thank those who have already completed it. If you have not yet had the opportunity, your participation would be of great value to our study. Access the survey here: [ https://sondages.inria.fr/index.php/566958?lang=en | https://sondages.inria.fr/index.php/566958?lang=en ] You will find more information about the project in the forwarded message below. Thank you once again for your time and support. Best regards, Remi Dufloer > De: "Remi Dufloer" <remi.dufloer(a)inria.fr> > Ã: "pharo-users" <pharo-users(a)lists.pharo.org> > EnvoyÃ©: Mercredi 2 Avril 2025 16:46:00 > Objet: Survey: Identifying and Fixing Undesirable Behaviors Across Software > Versions > Hello, > As part of my PhD at the University of Lille, I am currently conducting a study > on how developers handle certain bug scenarios. > The goal is to better understand current practices, the tools used, and > developers' needs regarding debugging in a specific scenario. > Link to the questionnaire: [ https://sondages.inria.fr/index.php/566958?lang=en > | https://sondages.inria.fr/index.php/566958?lang=en ] > Your participation in this short questionnaire (5 - 10 minutes) would greatly > help us analyze existing methods and identify potential gaps in the available > solutions. > This survey will be open for 6 weeks (Until May 15th, 2025) . The responses will > be analyzed and included in a scientific publication. The results will be > available [ https://remidufloer.github.io/Dufloer.github.io/survey.html | here > ] . > If you can, please feel free to share this questionnaire with other developers > who might be interested. > Every response counts and will contribute to a better understanding of the > community's practices! > A big thank you for your help and time. > Best regards, > RÃ©mi Dufloer > PhD Student, University of Lille > ------------------------------------------------ > ------------------------------------------------ > ------------------------------------------------ > ------------------------------------------------ > ------------------------------------------------ > Bonjour , > Dans le cadre de ma thÃ¨se Ã lâUniversitÃ© de Lille, je mÃ¨ne actuellement une > Ã©tude sur la maniÃ¨re dont les dÃ©veloppeurs gÃ¨rent certains scÃ©narios de bugs. > Lâobjectif est de mieux comprendre les pratiques actuelles, les outils utilisÃ©s > et les besoins des dÃ©veloppeurs en matiÃ¨re de debugging sur un scÃ©nario prÃ©cis. > Voici le lien du questionnaire : [ > https://sondages.inria.fr/index.php/566958?lang=en | > https://sondages.inria.fr/index.php/566958?lang=en ] > Votre participation Ã ce court questionnaire (5 - 10 minutes) nous aiderait > Ã©normÃ©ment Ã analyser les mÃ©thodes existantes et Ã identifier les Ã©ventuelles > lacunes dans les solutions disponibles. > Ce survey est ouvert durant 6 semaines (fermeture le 15 mai 2025 ). Les rÃ©ponses > obtenues seront analysÃ©es et feront l'objet d'une publication scientifique. Les > rÃ©sultats seront publiÃ©s [ > https://remidufloer.github.io/Dufloer.github.io/survey.html | ici ] . > Si vous le pouvez, nâhÃ©sitez pas Ã partager ce questionnaire avec dâautres > dÃ©veloppeurs susceptibles dâÃªtre intÃ©ressÃ©s. > Chaque rÃ©ponse compte et contribuera Ã une meilleure comprÃ©hension des pratiques > de la communautÃ© ! > Un grand merci pour votre aide et votre temps. > Bien cordialement, > Dufloer RÃ©mi > Doctorant, UniversitÃ© de Lille

May 12, 2025

Call for Participation: SLE 2025 - 18th ACM SIGPLAN International Conference on Software Language Engineering

by Andrei Chis

** Call for Participation ** 18th ACM SIGPLAN International Conference on Software Language Engineering (SLE 2025) 12-13 June 2025 Koblenz, Germany https://conf.researchr.org/home/sle-2025 https://www.sleconf.org/2025/ https://x.com/sleconf ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The ACM SIGPLAN International Conference on Software Language Engineering (SLE) is devoted to the principles of software languages: their design, their implementation, and their evolution. Like its predecessors, the 18th edition of the SLE conference, SLE 2025, will bring together researchers from different areas united by their common interest in the creation, capture, and tooling of software languages. It overlaps with traditional conferences on the design and implementation of programming languages, model-driven engineering, and compiler construction, and emphasises the fusion of their communities. To foster the latter, SLE traditionally fills a two-day program with a single track, with the only temporal overlap occurring between co-located events. --------------------------- Registration --------------------------- Registration happens via the STAF registration page Early Bird Registration Deadline is May 10th, 2025 https://conf.researchr.org/attending/staf-2025/staf-2025-registration --------------------------- Venue --------------------------- University of Koblenz https://conf.researchr.org/venue/sle-2025/staf-2025-venue --------------------------- Keynotes --------------------------- * Thorsten Berger, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany A New DSL Textbook in Town! * Friedrich Steimann, FernuniversitÃ¤t in Hagen, Germany an Programming Be Liberated from the Functional Style? https://conf.researchr.org/home/sle-2025#Keynotes --------------------------- Awards --------------------------- During the conference, we will announce the following awards: * Distinguished paper: Award for the most notable paper, as determined by the PC chairs based on the recommendations of the program committee. * Distinguished artefact: Award for the artefact most significantly exceeding expectations, as determined by the AEC chairs based on the recommendations of the artefact evaluation committee. * Distinguished reviewer: Award for the programme committee member that produced the most useful reviews as assessed by paper authors. * Most Influential Paper: Award for the SLE 2015 paper with the greatest impact, as judged by the SLE Steering Committee. * COLA Award: 2024 Journal of Computer Languages Best Paper Award --------------------------- Accepted Papers --------------------------- * A Model-Driven Approach to Design, Generation, and Deployment of GUI Component Libraries Arkadii Gerasimov, Nico Jansen, Judith Michael, Bernhard Rumpe, Sebastian Will * AnyText: Incremental, left-recursive Parsing and Pretty-Printing from a single Grammar Definition with first-class LSP support Georg Hinkel, Alexander Hert, Niklas Hettler, Kevin Weinert * Boosting Parallel Parsing through Cyclic Operator Precedence Grammars Michele Chiari, Michele Giornetta, Dino Mandrioli, Matteo Pradella * Detecting Resource Leaks on Android with Alpakka Gustavo Amorim Santos, Alexandra Mendes, JoÃ£o Bispo * Dynamic Dependency-Based Purity Checking Anton Risberg AlakÃ¼la, Niklas Fors, Christoph Reichenbach * Exploratory, Omniscient, and Multiverse Diagnostics in Debuggers for Non-Deterministic Languages Damian FrÃ¶lich, Tommaso Pacciani, L. Thomas van Binsbergen * Handling Grammar Cycles in the 1997 Standard ML Definition Elizabeth Scott, Adrian Johnstone * Integrating Model Checking into a Live Modeling Environment Joeri Exelmans, Ciprian Teodorov, Hans Vangheluwe * Lessons Learned: Challenges of Modular Language Design Alex LÃ¼pges, Nico Jansen, Bernhard Rumpe * Optimal Language Design is Hard: A Case Study in ECMAScript (JavaScript) Standardization Philipp Riemer, Yury Nikulin, Ashley Claymore, Mikhail Barash * Optimize Effect Handling for Tail-resumption with Stack Unwinding Yuze Fu, Shigeru Chiba * Property-based Testing of Attribute Grammars JosÃ© Nuno Macedo, Marcos Viera, JoÃ£o Saraiva * Scheduling the Construction and Interrogation of Scope Graphs Using Attribute Grammars Luke Bessant, Eric Van Wyk * (Semantic) Feature Model Differences with (Q)SAT Simone Heisinger, Maximilian Heisinger, Martina Seidl * TranspileJS, an Intelligent Framework for Transpiling JavaScript to WebAssembly JosÃ© Pedro Ferreira, JoÃ£o Bispo, Susana Lima * Variability Fault Localization by Abstract Interpretation and its Application to SPL Repair Aleksandar S. Dimovski

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