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Discussion about Smalltalk 80.
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Extending protocol of Object
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I have created a few new instance methods to extend String and Integer (convenience methods for padding, etc.). What is the general feeling about adding new Object instance methods for all other classes to utilize? Is it considered a bad approach?
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What Killed Smalltalk?
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After watching [link] I have to respond - somewhere. Smalltalk died of a hundred cuts. It didn't die from simply making a mess, being arrogant, and ignoring the enterprise. Among the first cuts I'm aware of was how Xerox Parc treated Tektronix on licensing, eventually shutting down Tek's... more »
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What do you want in Redline Smalltalk?
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Hi Smalltalkers, Development is progressing well for SmalltalkJVM, a Smalltalk on top of the Java Virtual Machine that compiles to bytecode. I now call this Smalltalk - Redline Smalltalk. What I'm wanting is your opinion on the format of a Smalltalk source file? Some of what follows is my thinking aloud.... more »
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Toronto Smalltalk User Group meeting rescheduled to November 16
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Ivan, our WebVelocity presenter, is not feeling well, so we've moved the meeting to Monday, November 16. Hopefully that's not a problem for anyone, but there would be little point in having our meeting without the presenter. Still at Northwater, 47th floor of Brookfield Place, at 6:30. Hope to see you all there.... more »
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input field event?
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I am using vw7.6 to build a sentence diagram tool. I am displaying the file in a text editor widget. I want to capture a mouse click. I want to be able to, for example, have displayed in the GUI: the quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dogs. <click the beginning of the sentence and have the domain insert a... more »
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V8.0.1 Development Build B130 is available
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As announced at the European Smalltalk Users Group (ESUG) meeting in September, Instantiations will be making some of the VA Smalltalk development builds available to the community as a way for you to get an early look at what is coming in the next release. As a development build, this code has not undergone the same level of... more »
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Toronto Smalltalk User Group meeting November 2
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The next meeting of the Toronto Smalltalk User Group meeting is Monday, November 2. We'll see a presentation of a WebVelocity app created by one of our members. See the web site for location and time. Bob Nemec [link]
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