On Mon, Mar 31, 2014 at 6:41 PM, Roelof Wobben <r.wob...@home.nl> wrote:
> Ben Coman schreef op 31-3-2014 18:30: > >> Roelof Wobben wrote: >> >>> Hello, >>> >>> I almost get book 1 ready. >>> >>> Now I wonder if there are challenges so I can practise more in Smaltalk. >>> I know I learn the best by doing things and not just read about it. >>> >>> I like the most if the challenges can start at simple and get more >>> complex . >>> >>> As example what I mean is 99 prolog/python problems >>> >>> Roelof >>> >>> >>> >>> I'm not aware of anything similar. It does look interesting and >> probably something that should be looked into further. >> >> Alternatively, sorry its not a challenge, but as a next step I highly >> recommend LaserGame tutorial >> http://squeak.preeminent.org/tut2007/html/ >> >> for which you'll should Squeak 3.9 (a predecessor to Pharo) >> http://ftp.squeak.org/3.9/ >> >> The great thing with this is it leads you through a uniquely Smalltalk >> approach to developing that is colloquially known as "developing from >> within the debugger" and it shows how to use Smalltalk facilities to >> refactor code as the design evolves. From the tutorial "Every step of the >> process is described in detail. Even when I made mistakes. The idea here is >> to show how natural it is to iterate over design and implementation and the >> confidence that builds with test driven development." >> >> This tutorial is one of the things that really hooked me into Smalltalk. >> >> cheers -ben >> >> >> >> >> > Thanks, this looks very interresting. And I think at first glance it can > be done on Pharo also. > > If I have enough knowlegde Im thinking about tryimg to make a sort of > repo-browser for the linux distro I work on. > But that will take a long time before I am at that point. > > Roelof > If you want to stretch the envelope, get a copy of this one: http://www.lulu.com/shop/andres-valloud/a-mentoring-course-on-smalltalk/paperback/product-3788890.html And make the exercises... You'll not be the same afterwards. Phil
