<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 28 April 2010 01:17, Ian Trudel <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ian.trudel@gmail.com">ian.trudel@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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> If you want to promote the use of Squeak, you need to find people with a<br>
> Squeak-shaped hole in their lives, help them recognise that the hole exists,<br>
> convince them that Squeak can fill the hole, and make filling that hole as<br>
> enjoyable as possible [note to self, never use this uncomfortable metaphor<br>
> again].<br>
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</div><br>Are you a golfer? :)<br></blockquote><div><br>No, golf was not what was disturbing me...<br><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
[snip]<br>
How about we have a great programming environment? It's called Squeak.<br>
<br>
Clear and simple. Squeak has its own features. Can't we show them off<br>
(screenshots, videos, etc)? Perhaps I don't understand anything you're<br>
writing. :)<br>
<br></blockquote><div>No, that's where we're totally in agreement. If people are happy to produce videos etc, go for it.<br><br></div><div> [snip, then "Developers"]</div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
I think it's a good target audience. What kind of efforts have been<br>
deployed to reach them on the sites you have mentioned?<br></blockquote><div><br>Whenever I post an article on <a href="http://news.squeak.org">news.squeak.org</a>, I write it thinking of that wider audience. I include images to help people engage with what's being discussed and the most useful links I can find. If I think it will be of particular interest, I post it to a few of the sites I mentioned. If I see a discussion in one of my RSS feeds that touches on Smalltalk or Squeak, I see if I can contribute to that discussion by adding information and correcting misunderstandings. I recognise a few other names of contributors on some of these sites also making similar efforts, so there's a few of us out there already doing this, but the more of us who do that, the clearer the understanding of Squeak will be.<br>
</div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Blogging about Squeak is a good idea but it may have its shortcomings.<br>
For example, Squeak related blogs are unlikely to attract newcomers.<br>
Anyway, I wrote a bit about Squeak on my blog and I certainly did my<br>
part in that respect. Others reading this should consider writing<br>
about Squeak on their blog as well; this is a form of contribution!<br></blockquote><div><br>Absolutely, I noticed your posts, and look forward to seeing more of them!<br><br>Cheers, Michael </div></div>