[Squeakfoundation]Re: SqueakFoundation; get off your butts you lot!

[ducasse]

on 17/01/02 8:51 PM, danielv@netvision.net.il at danielv@netvision.net.il
wrote:

> Okay...
> 
> I want to see a SqF gel up. I think the most important task for it is
> foster stable, independent Squeak packages that can be loaded or not -
> de facto modularity.


I agree !!!

> When we do get that architecture modularity in, I'll gladly help with
> what refactoring/fixing needs to be done, either to packages I'm
> involved with (Celeste, RB), or other stuff.
> 
> For starters, I'll post the RB Parser, which I've separated from the
> rest of the package. If Bijan does the associated algorithms, I'm
> obliged.

Really good. Daniel, I think that I will migrate the code for my pretty
printer to the RB Parser.

One question we should have a place where all the project code is stored.
Any idea? 
 
> Also, I think we should modularize the FileList - Stef sent a file in, I
> haven't played with it yet, but I think we shouldn't let it rust - big
> refactorings rust really quickly if not integrated.

Dan has now a more recent version so wait before starting.


> If I understand what needs to be done to make it possible for 50K of
> code to be harvested (harvesters, your guidance welcome), I'll do it. To
> start it off, I will survey Stef's changes and report what I think it'll
> take.
> 
> I will also gladly help with harvesting generally.
> 
> Dave, Dan - I think this is definitely worth doing, and will help as I
> can.
> 
> Daniel
> 
> Luciano Notarfrancesco <luciano@corest.com> wrote:
>> Tim Rowledge wrote:
>> 
>>> GET OFF YOUR BUTTS
>> 
>> 
>> I offer my spare time (which is not much right now, but might be a lot
>> soon (I'm in Argentina)). I can help with the harvesting. I can also
>> compile VMs and plugins for Linux, BSD (Open, Free, Net), and Solaris
>> (in SPARC and x86) and help with porting efforts.
>> 
>> There's a number of projects that I'd like to see done, so I'm willing
>> to help with them if there's any interest (from SqC and SqF) in having
>> them done:
>> 
>> o. Replacing the current Streams with Craig's
>> o. Including Flow (especially NetStream and the ExternalResource hierarchy)
>> 
>> and getting rid of Socket and SerialPort
>> o. Modularizing the image and producing a minimal image with no UI
>> o. Simplifying the parse tree nodes (factoring the bytecode generation
>> code out of them, for instance)
>> 
>> o. Including Tim's new CompiledMethods
>> 
>> o. And other stuff I can't remember now
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Luciano.-
>> 
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