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Re: [Pharo-users] Boardician (board game framework)

by stepharo

Le 25/3/15 16:32, Laura Risani a Ã©crit : > @olivier > I guess that playing to test them should be considered to work. > > @kilon > Mail me back if you do develop a game adding from you graphical > capabilities. > > @stepharo , Ben > Code review would be nice! > > I've tried to chose the most meaningful names, yet i didn't discuss > this with anyone, what would be adequate since communication is > interpersonal. If you show me, telling why, you think another name > would communicate better instead a current one i'll change it. Also > i'd like more people to have an opinion on this. > > I agree that games' director names are meaningless, seems that > something like '(BG)DirectorOfGameName' would communicate better and > be more practical since when you type 'BGDirector' code completition > will show all the existing game director subclasses, that is all the > games. > > @stepharo > I subclass from MatrixBGBoardSpace and DPPieceLayout. These are > respectively matrix arrangements of places (BGBoardPlace) and squares > (DPSquare) that (potentially) need to understand all Matrix interface > in addition to extending it (for example class side methods for > instantiating particular space cases like level spaces, instance side > methods for telling space properties). I think it's like having to > model matrix of numbers that would need to support all math > matrix operations, why not to subclass? why to rewrite all > matrix interface? Favor subtyping over subclassing. A subclass Matrix should be a specific Matrix with matrix behavior. Subclassing is not a really good practice. It is code reuse but this is short term. Imagine that tomorrow we put some eigenvalues in Matrix will this eigenValue make sense for your board. I do not think so. Following the same we removed in Pharo Dictionary as subclass of Set. Now dictionary is a subclass of HashedCollection. We did not because it did not work but because it sucked and let to all kind of understanding problems. > Composition takes place at the level of BGBoard and DPPiece (which are > respectively composed by aBGBoardSpace and aDPPieceLayout), so > substitution could occur there if you need a non matrix space (is that > to be expected?). > Why do you think composing BGBoardSpace and DPPieceLayout would be better? > > > > > On Wed, Mar 25, 2015 at 9:01 AM, Ben Coman <btc(a)openinworld.com > <mailto:btc@openinworld.com>> wrote: > > One pattern is that the main application class be fully named, > leaving the mnemonic prefix for the support classes. > cheers -ben > > On Wed, Mar 25, 2015 at 4:14 PM, stepharo <stepharo(a)free.fr > <mailto:stepharo@free.fr>> wrote: > > Hi laura > > I would do a massive rename :) > > EDirector new play. > does not tell me anything > > BPDirector new play. > DPDirector new play. > GDirector new play. > > neither :) > > Stef > > Le 24/3/15 15:41, Laura Risani a Ã©crit : >> Hi all, >> >> A time ago i posted two board games on the list and StÃ©phane >> said that he would like to extract from these and other ones >> he has gathered a framework for doing board games. So i >> developed a little one called 'Boardician' and implemented >> four little example games through it. >> >> DOCUMENTATION >> http://boardician.blogspot.com.ar/2015/03/boardician.html >> >> DOWNLOAD <https://www.blogger.com/null> >> You can install configuration BgBoardician from Configuration >> Browser on 3.0 and 4.0 . This will download packages of >> framework (BgBoardician) and example games (BgBoxPush, >> BgEatBullet, BgDropPiece, BgEatElongating) >> >> To run example games send >> >> EDirector new play. >> BPDirector new play. >> DPDirector new play. >> GDirector new play. >> >> >> FEEDBACK <https://www.blogger.com/null> >> If you like (i would really like you to) to send any feedback >> comments on design / names / implementation / functionalities >> to add / questions you can post a comment on the blog / mail me. >> >> Next i'll be adding tests and uploading development history >> to project's repo. >> >> Best, >> Laura > > >

March 25, 2015

Monitoring spotter

by Alexandre Bergel

Hi! The GT crew recently introduces in Pharo a way to keep track of what people are searching in the system. This is a highly valuable piece of information that could benefit everybody. For example, I would love to know which Roassal classes are looking the most often. Or which Roassal examples people are repeatedly searching. However, this is hard to know currently. The reason is because of anonymity. No strings are stored in what is being sent over. To me, this is _highly counter-productive_: if you are working with sensitive information (I donât personally), then do not send things over. But enforcing anonymity generate frustration. So, here is my call: If you care about letting us improving the tools everybody use, feel free to reveal your identity. Simply send the result of the following expression: GTSpotterEventRecorderSettings uniqueInstance secretUUID hash For me => 195966943 Cheers, Alexandre -- _,.;:~^~:;._,.;:~^~:;._,.;:~^~:;._,.;:~^~:;._,.;: Alexandre Bergel http://www.bergel.eu ^~:;._,.;:~^~:;._,.;:~^~:;._,.;:~^~:;._,.;:~^~:;.

March 25, 2015

Re: [Pharo-users] Git overriding repo load from different source

by Dale Henrichs

On 3/25/15 1:35 AM, Jan B. wrote: > Hello > > I was able to get by those warnings automatically by adding onLock: [ :ex | > ex disallow ]; in addition to onConflict > > Metacello new > baseline: '...' > repository: 'gitfiletree:///.../repository' > onConflict: [ :ex | ex allow ]; > onLock: [ :ex | ex disallow ]; > load > > I'm not sure whether it couldn't cause any problems, but it seems to be > working. > I'd recommend that you not put in the unconditional onConflict: ... at one point in time the onConflict: was required to handle locks, but currently the default handler for onConflict: will honor locks and the default handler for onLock: will dump signal a Warning and then honor the lock. Putting in onLock: as you've done _is_ a good way to bypass the onLock: Warnings ... you can use `honor` instead of `disallow` and `break` instead of `allow` for the onLock: notification as those messages read a bit better ... The interesting onConflict: notifications occur when an incoming project decides to change the version or repository or configuration type (BaselineOf or ConfigurationOf) ... so if you care to know when this type of thing happens, then you can _leave off the onConflict:_ and you'll get a chance to decide if you want to have that change made to your system, before it is loaded rather than discover the change after it is loaded ... this is basically why I added the onLock: message - so that you weren't tempted to add an uncoditional onConflict: block just because you were working with locks:) Dale

March 25, 2015

Re: [Pharo-users] Git overriding repo load from different source

by Dale Henrichs

On 3/24/15 11:47 PM, Peter UhnÃ¡k wrote: > On Sun, Mar 22, 2015 at 11:19 PM, Dale Henrichs > <dale.henrichs(a)gemtalksystems.com > <mailto:dale.henrichs@gemtalksystems.com>> wrote: > > I keep an eye out for posts with Metacello in the subject line so > I missed this one ... > > I'll keep that in mind next time. > > If so then the trick is to use the Metacello `lock` ... Do the > following BEFORE loading the project that depends upon you sample > project: > > Combined with onConflict: mentioned by Thierry this works like a > charm, thanks a lot. :) > > (a Warning is dumped to the transcript) ... > > I got a warning prompt which I had confirm ("proceed") couple of > times, but that's just a detail. > Peter, There's an onWarningLog message that will catch the Warning, log it to the Transcript and proceeed ... there's also an onWarning: message that lets you customize your response ... Dale

March 25, 2015

Re: [Pharo-users] Boardician (board game framework)

by Laura Risani

@olivier I guess that playing to test them should be considered to work. @kilon Mail me back if you do develop a game adding from you graphical capabilities. @stepharo , Ben Code review would be nice! I've tried to chose the most meaningful names, yet i didn't discuss this with anyone, what would be adequate since communication is interpersonal. If you show me, telling why, you think another name would communicate better instead a current one i'll change it. Also i'd like more people to have an opinion on this. I agree that games' director names are meaningless, seems that something like '(BG)DirectorOfGameName' would communicate better and be more practical since when you type 'BGDirector' code completition will show all the existing game director subclasses, that is all the games. @stepharo I subclass from Matrix BGBoardSpace and DPPieceLayout. These are respectively matrix arrangements of places (BGBoardPlace) and squares (DPSquare) that (potentially) need to understand all Matrix interface in addition to extending it (for example class side methods for instantiating particular space cases like level spaces, instance side methods for telling space properties). I think it's like having to model matrix of numbers that would need to support all math matrix operations, why not to subclass? why to rewrite all matrix interface? Composition takes place at the level of BGBoard and DPPiece (which are respectively composed by aBGBoardSpace and aDPPieceLayout), so substitution could occur there if you need a non matrix space (is that to be expected?). Why do you think composing BGBoardSpace and DPPieceLayout would be better? On Wed, Mar 25, 2015 at 9:01 AM, Ben Coman <btc(a)openinworld.com> wrote: > One pattern is that the main application class be fully named, leaving the > mnemonic prefix for the support classes. > cheers -ben > > On Wed, Mar 25, 2015 at 4:14 PM, stepharo <stepharo(a)free.fr> wrote: > >> Hi laura >> >> I would do a massive rename :) >> >> EDirector new play. >> does not tell me anything >> >> BPDirector new play. >> DPDirector new play. >> GDirector new play. >> >> neither :) >> >> Stef >> >> Le 24/3/15 15:41, Laura Risani a Ã©crit : >> >> Hi all, >> >> A time ago i posted two board games on the list and StÃ©phane said that >> he would like to extract from these and other ones he has gathered a >> framework for doing board games. So i developed a little one called >> 'Boardician' and implemented four little example games through it. >> >> DOCUMENTATION >> http://boardician.blogspot.com.ar/2015/03/boardician.html >> >> DOWNLOAD <https://www.blogger.com/null> >> You can install configuration BgBoardician from Configuration Browser on >> 3.0 and 4.0 . This will download packages of framework (BgBoardician) and >> example games (BgBoxPush, BgEatBullet, BgDropPiece, BgEatElongating) >> >> To run example games send >> >> EDirector new play. >> BPDirector new play. >> DPDirector new play. >> GDirector new play. >> >> >> FEEDBACK <https://www.blogger.com/null> >> If you like (i would really like you to) to send any feedback comments on >> design / names / implementation / functionalities to add / questions you >> can post a comment on the blog / mail me. >> >> Next i'll be adding tests and uploading development history to >> project's repo. >> >> Best, >> Laura >> >> >> >

March 25, 2015

Re: Code formatting - preserving newlines and comments

by Davide Varvello

Thanks Peter, really useful for readability Davide -- View this message in context: http://forum.world.st/Code-formatting-preserving-newlines-and-comments-tp47… Sent from the Pharo Smalltalk Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

March 25, 2015

Re: [Pharo-users] Packaging for Mac OS

by HernÃ¡n Morales Durand

Thanks Ben, I tried the hackintosh with the VMWare but not on VirtualBox. Let's see how it goes. HernÃ¡n 2015-03-25 9:52 GMT-03:00 Ben Coman <btc(a)openinworld.com>: > Possible alternative... > http://www.macbreaker.com/2013/01/iatkos-ml2-mountain-lion-virtualbox.html > > cheers -ben > > On Wed, Mar 25, 2015 at 8:38 PM, HernÃ¡n Morales Durand < > hernan.morales(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> Guys, >> >> I wish to package my Pharo applications for Mac OS. But I don't have a >> Mac and my own finances demonstrates I won't have one anytime soon. >> >> Do you know if there is a (free? :) remote Mac OS service (like a remote >> shell) where I can log-in, package my image, and download the resulting >> file? >> >> HernÃ¡n >> >> >

March 25, 2015

Re: [Pharo-users] Settings browser

by Hilaire

Le 25/03/2015 12:39, Alain Plantec via Pharo-users a Ã©crit : >> >> settingInputWidgetForNode: aSettingDeclaration >> ^ (aSettingDeclaration name, 'Widget') asSymbol value: self. >> > > strange that you send the #value: message to a Symbol here. > Alain It is tricky indeed, but it is the only way I found to by-pass the limitation for customized widget: as I understood it, settings browser expects one class (a type) per dedicated widget. I can latter create a dedicated class for each drop list morph I need in the settings browser, then remove this strange by-pass, I am still exploring. Nevertheless, it does not seem related to the model problem I exposed previously. Thanks Hilaire -- Dr. Geo - http://drgeo.eu iStoa - http://istoa.drgeo.eu

March 25, 2015

Re: [Pharo-users] Packaging for Mac OS

by Ben Coman

Possible alternative... http://www.macbreaker.com/2013/01/iatkos-ml2-mountain-lion-virtualbox.html cheers -ben On Wed, Mar 25, 2015 at 8:38 PM, HernÃ¡n Morales Durand < hernan.morales(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Guys, > > I wish to package my Pharo applications for Mac OS. But I don't have a Mac > and my own finances demonstrates I won't have one anytime soon. > > Do you know if there is a (free? :) remote Mac OS service (like a remote > shell) where I can log-in, package my image, and download the resulting > file? > > HernÃ¡n > >

March 25, 2015

Re: [Pharo-users] Packaging for Mac OS

by Esteban Lorenzano

Nope, but you could download Pharo for mac and just change the image on it (a Mac app is just a subdirectory) Esteban > On 25 Mar 2015, at 13:38, HernÃ¡n Morales Durand <hernan.morales(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Guys, > > I wish to package my Pharo applications for Mac OS. But I don't have a Mac and my own finances demonstrates I won't have one anytime soon. > > Do you know if there is a (free? :) remote Mac OS service (like a remote shell) where I can log-in, package my image, and download the resulting file? > > HernÃ¡n >

March 25, 2015