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I installed pharo to see what this smalltalk was all about. At first, I was confused with what I saw. I was expecting to set up a compiler build pipeline and an
by z3phyr 8y ago
I installed pharo to see what this smalltalk was all about. At first, I was confused with what I saw. I was expecting to set up a compiler build pipeline and an emacs mode, but it booted into some kind of operating system graphical shell. I realised then that smalltalk is more than a programming language, its a full IDE + OS
A shame that I couldn't continue toying with it (that was before my computer got reformatted)
- grzm 8y ago> "A shame that I couldn't continue toying with it (that was before my computer got reformatted)" It looks like it's still available for download for a variety of OSes, if you'd like to continue: http://pharo.org/download http://pharo.org/download
- e12e 8y agoSee also: (lively kernel, amber smalltalk for js) : https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17915402 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17915402
- huntie 8y agoI had the same reaction. Once I realized what it was, I had no idea what to do with it though. Anyone know of something that shows you how to get started or shows off its capabilities?
- protomyth 8y agoIf Seaside is still a thing, you could start with a simple website.
- notwhereyouare 8y agomy company's front end is all in smalltalk. My boss designed his entire site with smalltalk. http://onsmalltalk.com/ http://onsmalltalk.com/
- chillingeffect 8y agointerestingly i was just looking at this last night! Here's their MOOC course: http://mooc.pharo.org/#week1 http://mooc.pharo.org/#week1 This is a real-time physics engine demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYuhlixBaPI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYuhlixBaPI This is a "Meta-IDE"! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anZoWeA5vd0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anZoWeA5vd0
- krylon 8y agohttp://books.pharo.org/ http://books.pharo.org/ has a bunch of books. Pharo By Example is a nice starting point.