timrowledge wrote
What do you use Squeak for?
Inspiration. I have a lot of old code and images floating around (e.g. Mathmorphs, Sophie, the cat with the eyes that follow the mouse) that I think are absolutely wonderful and most have never been duplicated.
timrowledge wrote
If you used Squeak in the past and don't now, what pulled you away?
For years, I had one foot on two different sleds (Squeak and Pharo), at times pulling in different directions. I was spending a large chunk of my time keeping all my projects compatible with both and eventually had to make a choice. At that time, IIRC my choice was mostly based on the fact that it seemed I could more easily get enhancements and cleanups integrated into Pharo. Also the IDE tools I wanted to use seemed better supported there. As the tools diverged more, I became locked in because I tend to heavily customize my IDE. This has only increased; lately, I consider GT and the other things Moose brings (e.g. Roassal) to be essential things I wouldn't want to live without. I still follow the Squeak MLs religiously and try to help in small ways like answering questions.
timrowledge wrote
What would you like to be able to use Squeak for?
My dream for a long time was for Squeak and Pharo to reunite, with Pharo as a lean, mean base system, and Squeak implementing/porting all the amazing projects on top, like some of the ones I listed above. I realize that this is extremely unlikely especially for political reasons, but since you asked! ;-)
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