On Thu, Apr 23, 2020 at 12:14 PM Roelof Wobben <r.wob...@home.nl> wrote:
> Op 23-4-2020 om 21:09 schreef Richard Sargent: > > On Thu, Apr 23, 2020 at 12:00 PM Roelof Wobben <r.wob...@home.nl> wrote: > >> Op 23-4-2020 om 20:52 schreef Richard Sargent: >> >> On Thu, Apr 23, 2020 at 3:32 AM Roelof Wobben via Pharo-users < >> pharo-users@lists.pharo.org> wrote: >> >>> Hello, >>> >>> I like Pharo a lot but I hit a wall very often. >>> With complex problems I do not see how to solve things in small steps. >>> >> >> I would be happy to help with the Smalltalk and problem analysis aspects. >> Unfortunately, I don't use Pharo much, so I cannot help with it. >> >> >>> Is there somewhere who is willing to mentor me in how I can overcome >>> that problem. >>> >>> Roelof >>> >>> >>> >> Pity, >> >> >> but if you could help me to learn how to divide a complex problem in >> smaller steps , then I think I can make it work in Pharo. My problem is >> more that then how to do it in Pharo. >> >> Do you then use gemtalk a lot. >> Pity that I cannot make exercism challenges on that. >> And AdventOfCode do seem to difficult for a beginner. >> > > Yes, I can help with those areas. I've been programming professionally and > virtually exclusively in Smalltalk since 1991. > > I've been using GemStone/S since 2009 and now work for the manufacturer. > I've been working with VA Smalltalk and its predecessors since 1994 and > with VisualWorks since 2009. > > I hear you about using GemStone/S. For most of its life, the assumption > was that you would use a client Smalltalk like VA Smalltalk or VisualWorks > to do your development work. Although, recently we've been working on > Jadeite (https://github.com/GemTalk/Jadeite) to provide a development > environment independent of GBS (which is what we used to connect VA > Smalltalk and VisualWorks to GemStone/S). > > >> Roelof >> >> > > Oke, I have heard of it but because I could not find a course or book > about gemstone and found a mooc about Pharo I choose that one. > Pharo is an excellent choice and the MOOC should help. > But is there then much difference between Pharo and Gemstone or can I make > a solution to a problem and use the same code for both. > There are many differences. Most notably, GemStone doesn't have a GUI. However, there are many people using what's called "Develop in Pharo, deploy in GemStone" with Seaside. > For me programming is a hobby. In the Netherlands most companies use c# > and with 53 and no XP I do not think its wise to think I find a job as > developer. > It's a good hobby. I wouldn't plan on finding a job, if I were you, but you never know. Opportunities come along, especially if you are ready for one. > Roelof > >
