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Op 23-4-2020 om 23:00 schreef Richard
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Op 23-4-2020 om 21:09 schreef Richard Sargent:
Op 23-4-2020 om 20:52 schreef Richard
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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
Oke,
if you still wanted , it is fine with me that you mentor me.
But I think we need to find a way to make it work and I do not know
if posting on the pharo ml is a good way to make it work because
then we pollute the ML and other people can interfer.
Do you have any ideas ?
For me its fine that you send emails to my personal email.
Roelof
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