On 7 Feb 2022, at 08:41, contactme@kathe.in wrote:
Hello Marcus,
Thanks for responding with thorough details, but I'm not such a good OO programmer, so what I need to know is; Will we be able to continue developing with Pharo using the same old Smalltalk-like syntax? Or, will there be major changes some time in the future? Like how (I think) "_" from Squeak was replaced with ":=" in Pharo!
:= is I think even ANSI Standard, or not? There are no plans for syntactical changes⦠But of course: The *goal* of Pharo is not to be Smalltalk80. I have to admit I kind of misunderstood Squeak back then⦠I really thought the idea if was to take ST80 as a startingoint âto invent the futureâ⦠I still like that idea, I have to say⦠to me what fascinates me is how to take something that is as of a great idea as ST80 and improve it⦠for example just consider the resources (in terms of memory or processing power or networking) we have today vs. 1978. The âletâs through it all away and start from scratchâ approach is not great, either⦠as you need something to buld upon. And: as soon as you finish that âbetterâ system, you would have the same problem: you would be stuck with a âfinishedâ system, while the world continues to evolve. It is a real interesting research question: How an you build Systems that can evolve over a long time ? Marcus