4 Oct
2011
4 Oct
'11
5:55 p.m.
On 4 okt 2011, at 07:47, Tudor Girba wrote:
You do not have an accept button for source code, and
this still works somehow. You do not need one here either. At most you need a toolbar, and
this is what you get.
For some versions of 'works'. I still remember that the strange modality of the
class browser was one of the things that stopped me from 'getting' smalltalk
the first time I tried it (and the second). No visible feedback on the availability
of a (different) context menu, like in the Seaside panel, is a major issue in the
discoverability of the user interface.
Currently, the only way to get proficient in using Smalltalk is to sit next to
an experienced Smalltalker. Even though Pharo is making good improvements,
there is still way too much hidden functionality that is different from
'mainstream'
environments.
Stephan