I certainly can understand this sentiment - problem is I am not exactly a Smalltalk newbie ;-), but certainly a Pharo newbie, and I was already compiling a few remarks about quirks I encountered like not being able to deselect a list element or getting a halo to appear (in the latest image that is, not the book image). using a Mac btw) My approach was motivated because I needed to work through the book myself before letting some of our trainees do it. Anyway the responses are all much appreciated! On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 10:40 AM, Norbert Hartl <norbert@hartl.name> wrote:
On 23.02.2011, at 15:22, Rob Vens wrote:
I am attempting to do the Pharo by Example book, but a package browser (which is used in the examples) is not in the 1.1.1 or 1.2 image. Should I still use categories? If I create a package in Monticello browser I am not able to add classes or anything (not as far as I could see). Just starting out using Pharo, so apologies if these questions are already answered elsewhere.
Like Miguel said you should use the image from the website. As you could see on the website a second edition of the book is in the make. I would advize you to start with the current book. It gets you going in using smalltalk and pharo. After that the second edition will be available. Quite some things will have changed then but nothing fundamental regarding smalltalk. It could be nice for you to follow the evolution if you start from the first image and you get the feel how it gets better. You will be one of the guys that have a fresh look on all of this. That is one thing we all are missing because we are working quite some time with it and we are blind to certain things. So don't hesitat to ask questions or the complain about things you think are stupid :)
Norbert