As is commonly the case, ChatGPT is highly plausible but completely wrong. The current version is Roassal3. "Agile Visualisation" is about Roassal2. >From the examples I've seen, none of the code in the book works in the new version. The classes have different prefixes. I was hoping that there was a new edition of the book to go with the new version of the code.
On Thu, 13 Feb 2025 at 20:02, Kasper Osterbye <kasper.oster...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > On 13 Feb 2025, at 01.59, Richard O'Keefe <rao...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Is there a book describing the current version of Roassal? > > > I have been overusing chatgpt, which gave this answer (which I checked and > seems rather reasonable): > > Question: > > “Is there a book describing the current version of Roassal? It’s related to > Pharo programming.” > > Answer: > > Yes, there is a book that describes the current version of Roassal: > > • 📖 “Agile Visualization with Pharo” by Alexandre Bergel. > > This book focuses on the Roassal visualization engine and provides the > essential tools for visualizing data in Pharo. > > ➡️ Amazon link > > > For more up-to-date documentation, you can also check out the official GitHub > repository: > > • 🛠️ Roassal on GitHub: > > This repository contains the source code, examples, and documentation for > Roassal. > > ➡️ GitHub link > > These resources should give a solid understanding of the current version of > Roassal in Pharo. > > But perhaps there is a book it did not find… > > — Kasper > >
