[SoC] SOC: New IDEs

[Juraj Kubelka]

Thank you, Keith.

Juraj

On 21.3.2007, at 2:10, Keith Hodges wrote:

> edited as requested - Keith
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> + Title/Summary: New Squeak IDE System Browser and Inspector
> + Organization: Squeak
> + Link to Further Information:
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> ***** Abstract (2500 character limit, text only, no HTML)
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>    The aim of the project is to improve current IDE tools to
> support user defined refactoring and code transformation.  The new IDE
> tools will better assist the user's daily work with tasks such as  
> the creation of common methods and fixing errors. The new IDE tools  
> will include rich and easy to use refactoring functions. This will  
> make refactoring accessible to the developer providing an important  
> tool for improving the quality of applications.
>
>    The new IDE tools will also support Traits. Traits are a new  
> facility for partitioning source code for reuse in multiple  
> classes. The tools will enabling browsing and editing of traits and  
> also provide refactorings that understand the facilities provided  
> by traits.
> Supporting Traits in the IDE tools will help programmers to learn  
> and adopt these new techniques.
>
> ***** Detailed Description (7500 character limit, text only, no HTML)
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>    This project will extend the current IDEs in order to allow fast
> coding, support for Traits and graphic features to show the user
> the type of class or method. The tools set of the new IDE will  
> contains a System Browser and an Inspector.
>
>    The System Browser will support user defined actions and the  
> display of class and methods. It will have effects like: "I am a  
> GUI class.  If you double click on me, I will open myself.  From  
> context menu you can open GUI Painter." or "I am a class/method and  
> have changed against last revision.", and so on.  It will be  
> possible to display inherited methods, method categories,  
> hierarchical structure, and category structure.  Tabs as used in  
> Firefox applications will be implemented also.
>
> 	The implementation will include: standard refactoring functions,  
> getters, setters, Shout technology, and code completion. Lots of  
> other useful functions like moving a method/variable from the class  
> side to instance side, displaying where a variable is used, a tool  
> for method renaming, and another for automatic method category  
> assignment.
>
> 	The Inspector will have OmniBrowser like structure so it will be
> possible to quickly examine the structure of inspected object.  The  
> Inspector will have a workspace for command execution and a method  
> list of the currently inspected object. TheInspector will support  
> fast browsing through object references and it will have support  
> for removing and adding new instances to collections.
>
>    I am a PhD student at Czech Technical
> University in Prague.  I am interested in object oriented development
> and Smalltalk is a really good language for this.  This
> project is good challenge for me to improve my abilities in Squeak  
> and the improvements to squeak will be helpful to enable Squeak to  
> be adopted in schools in the Czech Republic.
>
> I would like to be able to create really good applications for  
> teaching data modelling. This project will enable a new way of  
> thinking and using applications of this type in Squeak.
>
> I will need to learn more about Squeak, and due to the financial  
> support provided by GSoC, I will be able to work full time learning  
> Squeak and progressing with this project over the summer.
>
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