Please, is there anyone who cares to tackle, say, the question of concurrent multi-core programming in Smalltalk? Or tooling vis-à-vis in the Java or C# world? *We need more essays.*
horrido wrote > I haven't heard from anyone else, which concerns me a little. > > I remind everyone that this campaign is about you. Without your > participation, it cannot succeed. > > Just drop me a line and tell me which topic you're writing on. You may, if > you wish, create a new topic, as well. My list of topics was chosen based > on the concerns I heard from other developers. Thanks. > horrido wrote >> Our first essay (in response to Topic #2)! >> http://smalltalkrenaissance.wordpress.com/2015/01/06/smalltalk-in-business-italian-style/ >> <http://smalltalkrenaissance.wordpress.com/2015/01/06/smalltalk-in-business-italian-style/> >> >> >> Please step up. We need more. >> >> Thanks. >> horrido wrote >>> As promised, here is my first list of essay topics. I would like to ask >>> you to submit an essay on one of these topics. Multiple submissions are >>> welcome; if they're good, they will all get published at Smalltalk >>> Renaissance. >>> >>> I will edit the articles for grammar and style. You should look good >>> after I'm done. >>> >>> There's no deadline, but obviously the sooner you can write them, the >>> better. SRP is a fast-moving campaign. >>> >>> If you have other suggestions for essay topics, please let me know. >>> >>> Without further ado, here are the topics... >>> >>> >>> Topic #1: >>> >>> How do modern IDEs, such as Eclipse and IntelliJ and Visual Studio, >>> compare with the tried-and-true Smalltalk development environment? >>> >>> ----- >>> Topic #2: >>> >>> It is the contention of some critics, including >>> Robert Martin <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YX3iRjKj7C0> >>> , that Smalltalk did not (does not?) address the needs of the >>> enterprise. Present a counter-argument. >>> >>> Explain how Smalltalk can assist the enterprise in team development, in >>> large-scale development, and in integrating with existing (typically >>> Windows-based) infrastructures. >>> >>> Pay particular attention to the question of RDBMS usage, which is often >>> critical in the enterprise. >>> >>> ----- >>> Topic #3: >>> >>> Some critics complain that Smalltalk does not play well with existing >>> file-based tooling. / >>> Duh! / >>> Smalltalk is a "new" approach to IDEs and software engineering. We >>> should be advancing this paradigm with new tooling, rather than falling >>> back on the old again and again. Otherwise, things will never change for >>> the better. >>> >>> Make a case for why we should embrace this change now, rather than >>> waiting (for what?). >>> >>> Also, this >>> webpage <http://thoughtstorms.info/view/smalltalkunix/view/smalltalk> >>> poses an interesting argument against Smalltalk. Perhaps someone can >>> tackle it. >>> >>> ----- >>> Topic #4: >>> >>> In the age of multi-core processors and concurrency programming, how is >>> Smalltalk addressing the concerns of developers? >>> >>> ----- >>> Topic #5: >>> >>> How should we address the issue of compatibility (ie, fragmentation) >>> among various implementations of Smalltalk? Does this issue hamper the >>> creation of an ecosystem of libraries and shared code? -- View this message in context: http://forum.world.st/Essay-Topics-tp4797847p4798919.html Sent from the Pharo Smalltalk Developers mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
