Joshua Gargus a écrit :
That's an interesting observation; I hadn't thought of it. I've definitely moved into the "real programmers" camp; I used to have an image that was basically a multimedia concept-map (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concept_map). Today I have a very slightly customized image that I clone throwaway copies from. A big part of the problem was my inability to migrate my content into a newer Squeak version.
(as an aside, I still have hopes that Sophie could step into that role for me, but it currently feels too heavyweight... it's more suited for "real multimedia authoring" than for supporting cognitive processes in real-time)
I wonder if there is any causal link between the trend toward throwaway images, and the larger societal trend toward more disposable objects in general (thinking of the free inkjet printers used as a loss-leader for expensive ink sales... ugh!)
Cheers, Josh
Ah yes, the cloning model is very limited. Who diddn't ever dream of a sexual reproduction of images. Wouldn't the children of Croquet and Sophie be viable?
Nicolas