2014-12-16 12:44 GMT+01:00 Sven Van Caekenberghe <s...@stfx.eu>:
>
>
> > On 12 Dec 2014, at 12:14, Tudor Girba <tu...@tudorgirba.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > As input for designing new features that better support scripting in
> Pharo, we would benefit from a bit more input around the role scripts play
> in your development life.
> >
> > To this end, I would like to invite you to share your scripting
> experience. Here are some questions to start from, but feel free to diverge:
>
> Every image that I am working in for some time contains multiple open
> workspaces that I need and depend on, that I dare not close because they
> might contain important stuff.
>
> > - What kind of actions do you put in scripts?
>
> Starting points for coding, exploring, starting/stopping services, loading
> code, generally useful expressions, snippets of code that will evolve in
> something else later on.
>
> > - Do you rely on script files stored on the disk at all?
>
> Not really, but I tried (both using save/load and ScriptManager) - I think
> the extra step is too much, a permanent workspace in an image is so much
> easier.
>
> > - Where do you store your scripts (in one folder, in many folders)?
>
> Just next to the image, mostly. But I tried structured saving with
> ScriptManager.
>
> > - Do you version your scripts?
>
> No
>
> > - Do you store them in separate files with dedicated names, or tend to
> put multiple snippets in one larger file?
>
> Both
>
> > - Do you rely on the names of the scripts?
>
> If there are names, yes.
>
> > - Why do you use a script file and not a class?
>
> Some tools end up as class methods, if not real code.
>
> But changing a class (code) is more serious than
> playing/experimenting/exploring code in a workspace.
>
> ===
>
> One of the things that I do is mail snippets around internally, so that I
> and others have them in their mailbox for later reference.
>
> ===
>
> We need something very low friction, like automatic saving/remembering.
>
> > Cheers,
> > Doru
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > www.tudorgirba.com
> >
> > "Every thing has its own flow"
>
>
>
