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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm not sure which article you are talking about
Justin, but from trying to follow this discussion, you might do well to read the
early Squeak "manifesto" called "Back to the Future <FONT
face="Times New Roman">The Story of Squeak, A Practical Smalltalk Written in
Itself " which was authored by <FONT size=3>Dan Ingalls Ted Kaehler John Maloney
Scott Wallace and Alan Kay . This paper lays out the architectural
foundations of Squeak. From it you will be able to glean that Squeak and
smalltalk is *not* "</FONT></FONT><FONT face=Arial
size=2>being merely the result of "bits n pieces", patched together" rather
a lot of deliberation and critical thinking went into the design of Squeak .
Check it out from here:</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="ftp://st.cs.uiuc.edu/Smalltalk/Squeak/docs/OOPSLA.Squeak.html">ftp://st.cs.uiuc.edu/Smalltalk/Squeak/docs/OOPSLA.Squeak.html</A> .</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>- Russ Van Rooy</FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=jwalsh@bigpond.net.au href="mailto:jwalsh@bigpond.net.au">Justin
Walsh</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=squeak-dev@lists.squeakfoundation.org
href="mailto:squeak-dev@lists.squeakfoundation.org">squeak-dev@lists.squeakfoundation.org</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, November 05, 2001 1:18
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Three Threads Of
Squeak</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>For the sake of accuracy would someone, who
has seen that article, please point me to it.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I really would like to know whether, what I have
read in various disclosures, about Smalltalk being merely the
result of "bits n pieces", patched together, guided by Alan Kays visionary
Idea of Dynbook and significant (empirical) Conceptual discoveries from
various universities and private companies.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>regards</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Justin</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=Alan.Kay@squeakland.org href="mailto:Alan.Kay@squeakland.org">Alan
Kay</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=squeak-dev@lists.squeakfoundation.org
href="mailto:squeak-dev@lists.squeakfoundation.org">squeak-dev@lists.squeakfoundation.org</A>
</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, November 05, 2001 1:55
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Three Threads Of
Squeak</DIV>
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<DIV>I wasn't talking about Squeak per se, but only about this round of
explorations into children's programming. I think the base of Squeak (and
the children's stuff could be a lot better).</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Cheers,</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Alan</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>-------</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>At 12:43 AM +0000 11/5/01, Gary McGovern wrote:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite"><TT><FONT size=-1>One thing is Justin,
Squeak has already been designed. According to an article that was
linked to this list a few of months ago, an article that covered
Squeak Central leaving Disney, it mentioned that 95% of the design made
by Alan had been accomplished.</FONT></TT></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite"> </BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite"><TT><FONT size=-1>Based on that, I don't
see how the design of Squeak itself can be an issue for discussion.
Wouldn't those matters be for Squeak Central to figure out? (Exception:
Unless anyone was up to the job of producing their own
offshoot).</FONT></TT></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite"><TT><FONT
size=-1>Regards,</FONT></TT></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite"><TT><FONT
size=-1>Gary</FONT></TT></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<BLOCKQUOTE><B>From:</B> <A href="mailto:jwalsh@bigpond.net.au">Justin
Walsh</A></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE><B>To:</B> <A
href="mailto:squeak-dev@lists.squeakfoundation.org">squeak-dev@lists.squeakfoundation.org</A></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, November 03, 2001 1:15 AM</BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE><B>Subject:</B> Re: Three Threads Of Squeak</BLOCKQUOTE>
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<BLOCKQUOTE><TT><FONT size=-1>For those people who reply to me directly:
I don't really have any other layout to offer (at this place and time)
than the Hierarchy/Network model that was offered
earlier</FONT></TT></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE> </BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE><TT><FONT size=-1>Concept
Hierarch level 1 or Think</FONT></TT></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE><TT><FONT
size=-1>Logical Hierarch
level 2 or Think/Do</FONT></TT></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE><TT><FONT size=-1>Physical
Hierarch level 3 or Do</FONT></TT></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE> </BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE><TT><FONT size=-1>and</FONT></TT></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE> </BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE><TT><FONT
size=-1>Play
peer to peer This I consider the realm of the
"Autonomous" Object or Virus.</FONT></TT></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE> </BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE><TT><FONT size=-1>I have cut from another public email, to
myself, a reply which, I think, expects me to decide which
thread it belongs to.</FONT></TT></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE><TT><FONT size=-1>I have an opinion but, to avoid
controversy, I reproduce it here again for the readers of this thread to
respectfully, analyse, remembering that the content not the person is
relevant.</FONT></TT></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE><TT><FONT size=-1>The attached pdf demonstrates at least one
others point of view. </FONT></TT></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE> </BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE>Justin,<BR><BR>In this OS as Squeak Schema you describe, how
do you answer this question?<BR><BR>If a hen and a half lays an egg and
a half in a day and a half, how many<BR>waffles does it take to cover a
dog house?<BR><BR>Jim</BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE><TT><FONT size=-1>Is it technically feasible for say, a
list like this one, on command, to be sorted on the above 4
(?)</FONT></TT></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE><TT><FONT size=-1>threads?</FONT></TT></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE><TT><FONT size=-1>Currently on Open Outlook I only
have: From, Subject and
Receive.</FONT></TT></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<BLOCKQUOTE> </BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE> </BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE> </BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE>----- Original Message -----<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE><B>From:</B> <A href="mailto:jwalsh@bigpond.net.au">Justin
Walsh</A></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE><B>To:</B> <A
href="mailto:squeak-dev@lists.squeakfoundation.org">squeak-dev@lists.squeakfoundation.org</A></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, November 01, 2001 9:05
PM</BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE><B>Subject:</B> Re: Three Threads Of Squeak</BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE><BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE><TT><FONT size=-1>Missing attachment</FONT></TT><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE>----- Original Message -----</BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE><B>From:</B> <A
href="mailto:jwalsh@bigpond.net.au">Justin Walsh</A></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE><B>To:</B> <A
href="mailto:squeak-dev@lists.squeakfoundation.org">squeak-dev@lists.squeakfoundation.org</A></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, November 01, 2001 8:04
PM</BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE><B>Subject:</B> Three Threads Of Squeak</BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE><BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE><TT><FONT size=-1>Building professional software is like
building a, building:</FONT></TT></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE><TT><FONT size=-1></FONT></TT> </BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE><TT><FONT size=-1>Three stages:</FONT></TT></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE><TT><FONT size=-1></FONT></TT> </BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE><TT><FONT
size=-1>Concept requires<SPAN></SPAN>
Designer ~ ideas</FONT></TT></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE><TT><FONT
size=-1>Logistic
requires Architect ~
concepts</FONT></TT></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE><TT><FONT
size=-1>Construct requires
Builder ~ objects</FONT></TT></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE><TT><FONT size=-1></FONT></TT> </BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE><TT><FONT size=-1>One tool, three threads. Designers
don't lay bricks and Brickies don't design
buildings.</FONT></TT></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE><TT><FONT size=-1></FONT></TT> </BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE><TT><FONT size=-1>There are those that just like playing
so the above order doesnt matter unless the play is a professional
activity. In that case more threads may be added to the
list.</FONT></TT></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE><TT><FONT size=-1></FONT></TT> </BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE><TT><FONT size=-1>It is not productive to confuse these
different threads. It leads to insult and counter
insult.</FONT></TT></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE><TT><FONT size=-1></FONT></TT> </BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE><TT><FONT size=-1>Generally speaking anyone who has ever
been a designer will understand the role of policy, philosopy,
religion: in some countries if the building faces the wrong
direction nobody will live or work in it.</FONT></TT></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE><TT><FONT size=-1></FONT></TT> </BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE><TT><FONT size=-1>Anybody who has ever been
a brickie will understand the role of initiate, inventiveness,
imagination ie most of the tools we find at the floor level have
been created by workers "laying bricks" or to stretch a metaphor,
"writing code".</FONT></TT></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE><TT><FONT size=-1></FONT></TT> </BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE><TT><FONT size=-1>Sandwiched in between are the
Logicians who use yet another set of tools to ensure that Designs
correspond with Objects (of design).</FONT></TT></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE><TT><FONT size=-1></FONT></TT> </BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE><TT><FONT size=-1>We don't have to like, understand,
accept, .., each other. Just respect each
other.</FONT></TT></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE><TT><FONT size=-1>Each has a different vision for
Smalltalk that is all.</FONT></TT></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE><TT><FONT size=-1></FONT></TT> </BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE><TT><FONT size=-1>Attached is one person view on the
matter</FONT></TT></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE>
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