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Cees De Groot wrote:
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<pre wrap="">Hi Josh, long time no speak :)
On 10/13/05, Josh Gargus <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:schwa@fastmail.us"><schwa@fastmail.us></a> wrote:
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<pre wrap="">Come on now, (I believe that) it is those Squeak users who have the
most non-code objects (eg: those using it as an expressive medium,
not a programming environment) who are least likely to be able to
write such code.
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Apart from the (large) group of Squeaklanders, is there a substantial
enough group of Squeak users who don't code themselves to warrant
putting a significant load on the shoulders of a couple of volunteers?
Note that I'm *not* argumentative here, just trying to get lots of pro
and contra arguments on the table.
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Put yourself in the boots of a user (only) and try to forget you can
easily whip something up to update your image or your current non-code
objects. One of the nicest things about Squeak is that a mere user can
update it easily. It's one of the coolest features of the system, and
illustrates in a concrete way, the concern the architects have for
users. You don't have to go thru the rig-a-ma-role of getting the next
image, unzipping it, installing it, etc... Yuck! I'd rather push a
button. I wish it was more extensive.<br>
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I'm not saying that there may not be alternatives. However, we often
don't view the problem (and in this case it's a solution already there)
from the users POV. I also think this feature is a good marketing
bullet to help propagate the usage of Squeak to a much larger audience.
Isn't that an important topical discussion? (maybe we should start a
marketing thread.)<br>
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brad<br>
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