On Thu, Apr 23, 2020 at 2:42 PM Roelof Wobben <r.wob...@home.nl> wrote:
> Op 23-4-2020 om 23:00 schreef Richard Sargent: > > 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 >> >> > 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. > Either way works for me, but I think discussing the issues on list will be beneficial. There are a lot of other people out there who will have ideas and different perspectives. And some of them might be able to answer your questions more quickly than I could get to them. > Roelof > > >
