HI.

On Wed, Feb 21, 2018 at 5:36 PM, tim Rowledge <tim@rowledge.org> wrote:

At the latest board meeting we got to discussing the relative quietness of the squeak list(s) recently. We were wondering what you folks out there are doing with Squeak, what you'd like to be able to use it for, the things that you think would be important to improve it for wider use and so on.

Please, whether you're a frequent user or an occasional look-at-the-list type, take a moment to let us know your opinions.

What do you use Squeak for?

I have it running on a computer near me almost all of the time. At work, I use it to monitor our applications/machines, to analyze data, to diagram what is going on. Oh, and to prototype all sorts of new technologies. And finally as a scratch pad/assitent to help me think.

When I can (and not at work), I often use it for play - occassionaly to build something fun (game-wise), although they never make it to a level to share like Stephane; more often to try new and odd things found in Squeak or elsewhere.

If you don't use Squeak, why not?

If you used Squeak in the past and don't now, what pulled you away?

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What does Squeak lack that you think might make you use it for 'regular' development?
What things are too hard or annoying to do?
What would you like to be able to use Squeak for?

The biggest thing lately I'd like to be able to do is pull some of the development environment in from Pharo-Moose. I saw the demo given by Alexandre end of last year, and that environment is very, very nice. I just don't want to give up my very long living images - I have one going to back to 2.4 that I still ocassionally break out for certain purposes.

-cbc