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I think the new graphics layer (Bloc) will help with this. It's already a huge mental leap to understand what's going on when someone first boots up a Smalltalk
by scroot 8y ago
I think the new graphics layer (Bloc) will help with this. It's already a huge mental leap to understand what's going on when someone first boots up a Smalltalk environment. The current look of the system doesn't help things.
- eggy 8y agoI thought Bloc was low level like Morphic. If not, I'll have to look into Bloc. I have been using Moose for my data viz needs, and playing with Pharo. I love GT (the Glamorous Toolkit)[1]. Will that be affected by Bloc? Smalltalk, Pharo in my case, is always refreshing and surprising. I have just not learned it enough to build anything complex yet, but that's on me. It's a great environment. [1] https://github.com/feenkcom/gtoolkit https://github.com/feenkcom/gtoolkit
- scroot 8y agoYes it's a replacement for Morphic, but it also allows for more modern 2D graphics. The new GToolkit alpha is actually built in Bloc.