instead of "ambience" (was "another balloon picture")
Alejandro F. Reimondo
aleReimondo at smalltalking.net
Wed Feb 23 09:14:51 UTC 2005
Hi Craig,
> Actually, that isn't true everywhere in the computer world. In the Lisp
> and Smalltalk communities, for example, people have understood
> "environment" correctly (and in the way you're using "ambience") for a
> very long time. The meaning is very much like that evoked by
> "environmentalists" when describing the natural world.
What are the fruits of this kind of thinking?
I am insterested in tracking the results of this POV,
specially in Smalltalk.
Today I must confess that Smalltalk is considered "a language"
for most of the smalltalkers, and I have read papers and
proposals talking about "evolution" that really make me feel
that nothing has been realized outside the OO way.
Sorry for my english, but I you can understand
what I am saying is enough for me.
cheers,
Ale.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Craig Latta" <craig at netjam.org>
To: <squeak-dev at lists.squeakfoundation.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2005 10:24 PM
Subject: re: instead of "ambience" (was "another balloon picture")
>
> > I do not use the world "environment" because it is undestood as a set
> > of tools (like in IDE). A kind so suitcase (or medium) to survive when
> > exposed to computers. :-)
>
> Actually, that isn't true everywhere in the computer world. In the Lisp
> and Smalltalk communities, for example, people have understood
> "environment" correctly (and in the way you're using "ambience") for a
> very long time. The meaning is very much like that evoked by
> "environmentalists" when describing the natural world.
>
> And you probably want to say "probably" or "actually" instead of
> "provably". :)
>
> > [I] really appreciate your comments!
>
> Sure thing. :)
>
>
> best wishes,
>
> -C
>
> --
> Craig Latta
> improvisational musical informaticist
> craig at netjam.org
> www.netjam.org
> [|] Proceed for Truth!
>
>
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