Camillo, you're correct, the slide should contain "configuration;". When added, the load is successful, thanks. Now I'm stuck on trying to load Xpath for slide 74 data := 'http://picasaweb.google.com/data/feed/api/all?q=puppy' asUrl retrieveContents. doc := XMLDOMParser parse: data. path := XPath for: 'entry/content/@src'. urls := path in: doc. url := urls anyOne. Debugger shows 'Unable to resolve ConfigurationOfXPath' Thanks again, Steve From: stephane.ducasse@inria.fr Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2013 22:40:50 +0200 To: pharo-users@lists.pharo.org Subject: Re: [Pharo-users] The Pharo Advantage: what is it for you? On Sep 6, 2013, at 10:16 PM, S. Garth Holland <steve9571952@hotmail.com> wrote:Hello, I'm new to this list. Hello and welcome Let us know if you get more questions. Stef I tried one of the examples in http://www.slideshare.net/pharoproject/pharo-tutorial-at-ecooptutorial Slide 70. Gofer new smalltalkhubUser: 'PharoExtras' project: 'XMLParser'; loadStable. The debugger pops up with the message 'Could not find a valid ConfigurationReference' Any suggestions on why this happened? Thank you, Steve OS: windows 7 64 bit. Using path: C:\Dev\Smalltalk\Pharo\Pharo2.0-win\Pharo2.0 ============================================= phil at highoctane.be wrote: > Hello, > > As part of the defense of a budget and technology choices, what would you > guys list as a key advantage of using Pharo for creating software solutions? > > My current stack is: > > Pharo 2.0 > Seaside 3 (including Seaside-REST) > Magritte 3 >Twitter Bootstrap > > + a couple of data storage stuff (DBXTalk, Phriak, Voyage) > + STOMP > > + Amber if needed > > I've been test driving the whole stack for a while and even if there are > some quirks, it looks like good enough for what I want to achieve. > > Now, my question: what is the Pharo advantage you would put forward vs > other choices (like LAMP, Java, Rails etc). > > I am aware of what those could be but I am more looking for what makes you > tick when using the technology (like: "it is fun to work with", "no more > Java for me, due to ...", "speeds dev time by ...", "not> NSA-backdoor-enabled") > > This is the kind of thing we should have in stock for helping the > Consortium members get buy in from people giving a yes on budgets. > > Thanks in advance for your help! (BTW, I am going to use this on monday > morning for defending our position on a significant project). > > Phil > > Yesterday I came across this very nice Pharo tutorial [1] by Damien & Camille. Some slides I think that relate are: * 47-49 syntax comparisons to another typical language * 72-75 easy web interaction * 80 serializing continuations / exception context (this is massively impressive!) * 81 powerful breakpoints [1]http://www.slideshare.net/pharoproject/pharo-tutorial-at-ecooptutorialcheers -ben