Re: [Pharo-users] Writing ConfigurationOf depending on beyond bleeding edge code

2015-03-29 Thread stepharo
Normally you can use versionString: Le 29/3/15 05:20, Pierce Ng a écrit : I've put up code for JSON-RPC (server only for now, tested with some Python client) on SS3. The code uses Sven's excellent Zinc and NeoJSON libraries. I'm now writing a ConfigurationOf. The current release of NeoJSON, goi

Re: [Pharo-users] How to silently generate and remove code

2015-03-29 Thread stepharo
Before that I would like that the compiler outputs classes definition in an environment (that can be the default one) but that can be the one I want and specified from the outside of the compiler. May be this is already the case Stef Le 28/3/15 23:03, Marcus Denker a écrit : On 28 Mar 2015, a

Re: [Pharo-users] MySQL framework for Pharo to analyze futures and options.

2015-03-29 Thread volkert
I have similar plans and also want to use MySQL under Windows. Olivier points me to ODBC connector (http://smalltalkhub.com/#!/~PharoExtras/ODBC ). Merwan points me to a MySQL driver (http://smalltalkhub.com/#!/~DBXTalk/MysqlDriver). Anywa

Re: [Pharo-users] MySQL framework for Pharo to analyze futures and options.

2015-03-29 Thread Sven Van Caekenberghe
> On 29 Mar 2015, at 04:47, Pierce Ng wrote: > > On Fri, Mar 27, 2015 at 02:21:01PM -0700, nacho wrote: >> I'm using MySQL to hold some data on commodities prices for futures >> valuation and want to - of course - use Smalltalk as a front-end. Which >> framework would you recommend? > > There

Re: [Pharo-users] Writing ConfigurationOf depending on beyond bleeding edge code

2015-03-29 Thread Thierry Goubier
Le 29/03/2015 10:29, stepharo a écrit : Normally you can use versionString: But only if the configuration has such a version; this does not allow you to choose the version of a single package. Unless you specifically load Neo-JSON-Core and not 'Core' from ConfigurationOfNeoJSON ? Thierry

Re: [Pharo-users] Writing ConfigurationOf depending on beyond bleeding edge code

2015-03-29 Thread Sven Van Caekenberghe
Hi Pierce, > On 29 Mar 2015, at 05:20, Pierce Ng wrote: > > Maybe if Sven reads this he can mark .29 as the stable release. That'll work > too. :-) Done ! Anything for my users ;-) Sven PS: I had forgotten about this, next time, ping me sooner. -- Sven Van Caekenberghe http://stfx.eu Smal

Re: [Pharo-users] Some new book chapters :)

2015-03-29 Thread Sean P. DeNigris
kilon.alios wrote > there is also one incoming for UPBE , an intro to OOP. I read this. It is a great student exercise, but IMHO it should not be considered for integration. It does not emphasize the key features of OOP - message sending and late binding - or the tremendous benefits. This is an im

Re: [Pharo-users] Some new book chapters :)

2015-03-29 Thread kilon alios
"It does not emphasize the key features of OOP - message sending and late binding - or the tremendous benefits." I am glad it does not , because if it did , it would be not a Introductory chapter to OOP. "This is an important topic that should be written about by a master OOP practitioner." Good

Re: [Pharo-users] Some new book chapters :)

2015-03-29 Thread Norbert Hartl
Great! Thank you! Norbert > Am 28.03.2015 um 22:39 schrieb stepharo : > > Hi guys > > Here are new book chapters > > Teapot Rest extension on top of Zinc > https://github.com/SquareBracketAssociates/EnterprisePharo/tree/master/Teapot > > Mustache: template system > https://github.com/Sq

Re: [Pharo-users] Issue on enabling developer options in Pharo Launcher

2015-03-29 Thread Nicolai Hess
2015-03-29 3:10 GMT+02:00 rohit sharma : > hi all, > I want to save proxy settings in pharo launcher (as discussed on irc with > ben, kilon and jigyasa ) and that's why i initially wanted to enable > development environment. > But actually I was trying to say that it would be nice if there is some

Re: [Pharo-users] Some new book chapters :)

2015-03-29 Thread Sean P. DeNigris
> rejecting an effort on documentation, whether its something that satisfy high > standards or not, is something that the Pharo community cannot afford IMHO this is the exception to that obvious rule. OOP in particular is misunderstood by almost everyone. If we as Smalltalkers describe it from a

Re: [Pharo-users] topics.pharo.org - Deep learning

2015-03-29 Thread Serge Stinckwich
This topic was added by Sebastian Sastre. Regards On Fri, Mar 27, 2015 at 9:01 AM, Julien Delplanque wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I'm currently searching for a subject for a project to do during my > first year of master. > > I want to do something that is linked to pharo. Following Stéphane > Duca

Re: [Pharo-users] Some new book chapters :)

2015-03-29 Thread Hilaire
Le 29/03/2015 13:19, kilon alios a écrit : > "It does not emphasize the key features of OOP - > message sending and late binding - or the tremendous benefits." > > I am glad it does not , because if it did , it would be not a > Introductory chapter to OOP. Hello, I don't know the article Sean is

[Pharo-users] Introduction to OOP for UPBE was: Some new book chapters :)

2015-03-29 Thread kilon alios
I would like the opinion of the community on this. I have discussed the addition of an introduction to OOP back when I was very actively contributing to UPBE and the response I got was very positive. The plan was similar to what I mentioned, just bare basics , making sure that the reader understand

Re: [Pharo-users] MySQL framework for Pharo to analyze futures and options.

2015-03-29 Thread Mariano Martinez Peck
On Sun, Mar 29, 2015 at 6:07 AM, Sven Van Caekenberghe wrote: > > > On 29 Mar 2015, at 04:47, Pierce Ng wrote: > > > > On Fri, Mar 27, 2015 at 02:21:01PM -0700, nacho wrote: > >> I'm using MySQL to hold some data on commodities prices for futures > >> valuation and want to - of course - use Sma

Re: [Pharo-users] Introduction to OOP for UPBE was: Some new book chapters :)

2015-03-29 Thread Hilaire
Le 29/03/2015 15:18, kilon alios a écrit : > For example message passing suppose to be this super powerful feature > , that diffirentiate from method calls in the essence that the user > does not need to know the internals of the class. But I have not seen > a class that take advantage of this feat

Re: [Pharo-users] Introduction to OOP for UPBE was: Some new book chapters :)

2015-03-29 Thread kilon alios
Not really because those concepts are already explained in other chapters. Blocks and conditions and why conditions are the way they are are explained in Chapter 3. Chapter 4 explains messages in general including the use of parentheses , how messages are sent , the different kind of messages , whe

Re: [Pharo-users] Introduction to OOP for UPBE was: Some new book chapters :)

2015-03-29 Thread Hilaire
Hello, [..] no need to list the chapters, I know the book. Le 29/03/2015 16:43, kilon alios a écrit : > The iink your provided is a reference documentation and I dont like > this kind of documentation sinking inside theory with few practical > examples. Quite the opposite of PBE and frankly a

Re: [Pharo-users] MySQL framework for Pharo to analyze futures and options.

2015-03-29 Thread Merwan Ouddane
On 29/03/2015 15:58, Mariano Martinez Peck wrote: On Sun, Mar 29, 2015 at 6:07 AM, Sven Van Caekenberghe > wrote: > On 29 Mar 2015, at 04:47, Pierce Ng mailto:pie...@samadhiweb.com>> wrote: > > On Fri, Mar 27, 2015 at 02:21:01PM -0700, nacho wrote: >> I

Re: [Pharo-users] MySQL framework for Pharo to analyze futures and options.

2015-03-29 Thread nacho
Hi! @Cameron: Yes the data is in a MySQL database. I could do a dump and save it as CVS or plain text, should be no problem but I think I prefer to keep it as a SQL database as the new data gets updated automatically. @Mariano: I installed Glorp and as you say, the driver is there, altough in the

Re: [Pharo-users] Introduction to OOP for UPBE was: Some new book chapters :)

2015-03-29 Thread kilon alios
first example is at page 5 . I don't overheat , I rarely get angry. So there is no reason to worry, all opinions are more than welcomed. If the styles of documentation that the community desires is on par with the link you provided then I know and this is not what I want to be working on. But sinc

Re: [Pharo-users] Introduction to OOP for UPBE was: Some new book chapters :)

2015-03-29 Thread stepharo
I would like the opinion of the community on this. I have discussed the addition of an introduction to OOP back when I was very actively contributing to UPBE and the response I got was very positive. The plan was similar to what I mentioned, just bare basics , making sure that the reader unde

[Pharo-users] Boardician (board game framework) update

2015-03-29 Thread Laura Risani
Hi all, I did some clean up and implemented one new (old) game. More changes to come upon feedback. It's very important that we all play with them cause science shows that this type of games improve brain function . You ca