[squeak-dev] Squeak vision
Juan Vuletich
juan at jvuletich.org
Wed Jul 1 12:22:44 UTC 2009
Bert Freudenberg wrote:
>
> I came to Squeak and stuck around for more than 10 years now because
> it always felt like a project with a vision. A vision that goes way
> beyond the simple-minded "I want something like the other guys have
> just a little bit nicer". If Alan's group started with that theme 40
> years ago we would not have Smalltalk now.
>
> Mind you, I never implied that work should stop to improve Squeak in
> the here-and-now (go back and read what I wrote). But for me every
> improvement fits into a larger context.
>
> Squeak is a versatile tool for everybody. I've seen professional
> developers get excited about it as much as elementary school kids,
> high-school students, and PhD candidates. It's just a simple fact that
> the more "conventional wisdom" people have acquired, the harder it
> gets for them to appreciate the beauty of Squeak (and I happily admit
> that making the programmers' UI look less ancient would go a long way
> to make them give a second look).
>
> Being an environment for professionals and learners alike has always
> been a strong point of Squeak. There is no unresolvable tension there
> that I can see. For example, the Etoys team started 2 years ago to
> develop a product that got shipped to 500 thousand users by now, soon
> it will be a million. They did that with only a handful of developers
> working part-time. Sticking to the base system version they started
> out with was the only option (as everybody who ever did serious
> product development can relate to). Now that the hot development phase
> is over, the changes can be folded back into Squeak proper.
>
> I'm glad the Squeak community is made of individuals who care for
> different aspects of the system. Together we are creating a truly
> unique computing environment. And fortunately, there is a new home for
> those who cannot bear their "professional system" being marred by
> crayons here and there. Have fun with Pharo if that's all you ever
> wanted from Squeak. Seriously, enjoy it. Just don't bother those who
> think living under the same roof with kids isn't all that bad.
>
> - Bert -
>
In
http://lists.squeakfoundation.org/pipermail/squeak-dev/2009-June/136568.html
I could not find the right word.
It is "Vision". Squeak indeed has a vision. Thank you Bert!
Cheers,
Juan Vuletich
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