[Vm-dev] [Pharo-dev] Random corrupted data when copying from very large byte array

[Ben Coman]

On 25 January 2018 at 05:04, Stuart Cassoff <aa72 at bell.net> wrote:
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> "...cause serious mental distress."
> He speaks so slowly and futzes around so much that I want to self-harm, but otherwise good. :)
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> Forgot to mention that I really really like Smalltalk. It's mind-blowingly amazing

great to hear you're having fun.

> and learning it has made a big difference in my programming life and has even influenced a bit how I program in other languages.

If you haven't already, get hold of a Mentoring Course on Smalltalk.
It provides a good perspective on how to approach things differently
in Smalltalk than other languages.
http://www.lulu.com/au/en/shop/andres-valloud/a-mentoring-course-on-smalltalk-pdf/ebook/product-18783337.html

cheers -ben

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> Stu
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>> ---------- Original Message ----------
>> From: Stuart Cassoff <aa72 at bell.net>
>> Date: January 24, 2018 at 3:58 PM
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>> Thanks!
>> I've watched all those,
>> plus all 140 of these https://www.youtube.com/user/gandysmedicineshow
>> plus all of these (which are way better Lawson's) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9fxnlyTJbh-li3QlVytbvGXHOw1SaXv3
>> plus another handful of Alan Kay and Dan Ingalls vids, plus talks on a range of Smalltalk topics, plus...
>> Many I've watched more than once, even.
>> I've also read articles, blogs, papers, etc.
>> I've got a pretty good grasp of the language and basic tools usage.
>> I'm now moving from the theory to the practice phase.
>> I've still got to figure out a few more things but now that's mostly Monticello-ish-y stuff.
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>> fyi, I program mainly in C and Tcl, and I do some porting so I'm somewhat handy with autoconf et al.
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>> Right now Pharo sez my vm is too old but it turns out that's because I'm getting a 'subscript out of bounds' when I do a 'Smalltalk vm interpreterSourceDate'. *shrug*
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>> I'll have some test results shortly.
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>>
>> Stu
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>> > ---------- Original Message ----------
>> > From: tim Rowledge <tim at rowledge.org>
>> > Date: January 24, 2018 at 1:37 PM
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>> > > On 23 January 2018 at 21:33, Stuart Cassoff <aa72 at bell.net> wrote:
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>> > >> Thanks! Yeah, sorry, I couldn't find the original thread.
>> > >> Anyway I don't really know what to do with this so I pasted into a workspace and hit alt-p.
>> > >> After a while I get a debug popup telling me about something not understanding 'halt'.
>> > >> fyi I've not yet written a line of Smalltalk code in my life so maybe I'm biting off more than I can chew.
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>> > OK Stuart, pop over to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Es7RyllOS-M&list=PL6601A198DF14788D and watch your way through Lawson’s nice playlist of introduction to smalltalk videos. They’re a little out of date in some UI details (being based on the 4.x era of Squeak) but I don’t think anything has changed that would cause serious mental distress.
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>> > tim
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>> > tim Rowledge; tim at rowledge.org; http://www.rowledge.org/tim
>> > Useful random insult:- All foam, no beer.
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