A Gentle Introduction to Amber

Excerpts from Richard Eng's message of 2015-06-11 05:40:09 +0200:
> Thanks to Herby's (very extensive) proofreading and vetting, I've made many
> substantial changes to the article, esp. the coding examples. It's now
> ready for publishing and I've posted it at Reddit:
>
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the article reads nicely, but i wonder, why the excursion on switch? it is not
specific to amber, and it gives the impression that you feel the need to
apologize for it.

this should be an aside linked to a separate post, if it's mentioned at all.

what i would like to know is, if there is a way to not use smalltalk to
generate html, but just have it as plain raw html. the example you give doesn't
demonstrate that the smalltalk variant is easier to read. on the contrary.

i find plain html much nicer to read, and it even looks like smalltalk is more
typing.

also, in day to day work, i very often have to deal with html given to me by
others. i don't write html, our designers do.

having to translate the designers output into smalltalk is just busywork. and
having to update for changes even worse. it's just not practical.

finally though, i really like that you are using a REST api example. that's
right up my alley, and when i find some time i'll try to get this to run.

greetings, martin.

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On 11.06.2015, at 05:40, Richard Eng <<a href="javascript:" target="_blank" gdf-obfuscated-mailto="77bDA8lKZFEJ" rel="nofollow" onmousedown="this.href='javascript:';return true;" onclick="this.href='javascript:';return true;">horrido...@...> wrote:

Thanks to Herby's (very extensive) proofreading and vetting, I've made many substantial changes to the article, esp. the coding examples. It's now ready for publishing and I've posted it at Reddit:

<a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/39e5cq/a_gentle_introduction_to_amber/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" onmousedown="this.href='http://www.google.com/url?q\75http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reddit.com%2Fr%2Fprogramming%2Fcomments%2F39e5cq%2Fa_gentle_introduction_to_amber%2F\46sa\75D\46sntz\0751\46usg\75AFQjCNHzIh-l4QOfHChMALF2ZVYKWViSaw';return true;" onclick="this.href='http://www.google.com/url?q\75http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reddit.com%2Fr%2Fprogramming%2Fcomments%2F39e5cq%2Fa_gentle_introduction_to_amber%2F\46sa\75D\46sntz\0751\46usg\75AFQjCNHzIh-l4QOfHChMALF2ZVYKWViSaw';return true;">http://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/39e5cq/a_gentle_introduction_to_amber/

It'll be interesting to see what kinds of comments I receive…

I’d appreciate if you did not use such an overtly sexist lead.

- Bert -

On Tuesday, 9 June 2015 12:52:24 UTC-4, Richard Eng wrote:

I just completed my first Amber tutorial article for Medium. It is part of my Smalltalk Renaissance advocacy campaign. I've published it for review purposes; over the next several days, I'll make small edits based on feedback.

<a href="https://medium.com/@richardeng/a-gentle-introduction-to-amber-8c532631e9ab" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" onmousedown="this.href='https://www.google.com/url?q\75https%3A%2F%2Fmedium.com%2F%40richardeng%2Fa-gentle-introduction-to-amber-8c532631e9ab\46sa\75D\46sntz\0751\46usg\75AFQjCNHlkQXPFdc2vMo6wJegKVixo9YOVQ';return true;" onclick="this.href='https://www.google.com/url?q\75https%3A%2F%2Fmedium.com%2F%40richardeng%2Fa-gentle-introduction-to-amber-8c532631e9ab\46sa\75D\46sntz\0751\46usg\75AFQjCNHlkQXPFdc2vMo6wJegKVixo9YOVQ';return true;">https://medium.com/@richardeng/a-gentle-introduction-to-amber-8c532631e9ab

When I know it's good and ready, I'll submit it to Reddit and other social media sites. Hopefully, this will generate interest in Amber (in particular) and Smalltalk (in general).

Richard Eng wrote:

> It's very easy to insert raw HTML instead of using HTMLCanvas. For example,
>
> ||
> '#client-main'asJQuery append:
> '<form>
> <table>
> <tr><td>Username:</td><td><input name="name"></td></tr>
> <tr><td>Password:</td><td><input name="password" type="password"></td></tr>
> <tr><td><input type="submit" value="Okay"></td></tr>
> </table>
> </form>'
>
> I just thought it'd be nice to use Smalltalk to programmatically create
> the HTML. I used Seaside many years ago, so it's what I'm familiar with;
> in Seaside, there was no other way to use HTML (most web frameworks use
> HTML templates).
>
> In fact, for all future work, I'm inclined to inject raw HTML. It's much

IMNSHO, this is unhappy inclination. I very hope if not Web then at
least Silk allows you to use objects, not strings regularly. It has
different approach, maybe having simple methods returning array of
elements / a wrapped DocumentFragment could be seen as flexible enough
(while retaining objects all the way).

> more flexible than the programmatic approach and is much more natural
> for Amber (than it is for Pharo). However, I still need to solve the
> issue of
>
> (('#myForm1 *'asJQuery)filter:':input')
>
> crapping out on me when a false value causes a break from the loop.
>
>
> On Thursday, 11 June 2015 01:24:27 UTC-4, Martin Bähr wrote:
>
>     Excerpts from Richard Eng's message of 2015-06-11 05:40:09 +0200:
>      > Thanks to Herby's (very extensive) proofreading and vetting, I've
>     made many
>      > substantial changes to the article, esp. the coding examples.
>     It's now
>      > ready for publishing and I've posted it at Reddit:
>      >
>      >
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>
>     the article reads nicely, but i wonder, why the excursion on switch?
>     it is not
>     specific to amber, and it gives the impression that you feel the
>     need to
>     apologize for it.
>
>     this should be an aside linked to a separate post, if it's mentioned
>     at all.
>
>     what i would like to know is, if there is a way to not use smalltalk to
>     generate html, but just have it as plain raw html. the example you
>     give doesn't
>     demonstrate that the smalltalk variant is easier to read. on the
>     contrary.
>
>     i find plain html much nicer to read, and it even looks like
>     smalltalk is more
>     typing.
>
>     also, in day to day work, i very often have to deal with html given
>     to me by
>     others. i don't write html, our designers do.
>
>     having to translate the designers output into smalltalk is just
>     busywork. and
>     having to update for changes even worse. it's just not practical.
>
>     finally though, i really like that you are using a REST api example.
>     that's
>     right up my alley, and when i find some time i'll try to get this to
>     run.
>
>     greetings, martin.
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I don't disagree with you, but as Martin pointed out, in a typical web application project, you are given HTML; you are not asked to write/generate HTML.

Nevertheless, in the next installment of the Amber tutorial, I will be examining Silk.

On Thursday, 11 June 2015 10:50:36 UTC-4, Herby wrote:

Richard Eng wrote:

> It's very easy to insert raw HTML instead of using HTMLCanvas. For example,
>
> ||
> '#client-main'asJQuery append:
> '<form>
> <table>
> <tr><td>Username:</td><td><input name="name"></td></tr>
> <tr><td>Password:</td><td><input name="password" type="password"></td></tr>
> <tr><td><input type="submit" value="Okay"></td></tr>
> </table>
> </form>'
>
> I just thought it'd be nice to use Smalltalk to programmatically create
> the HTML. I used Seaside many years ago, so it's what I'm familiar with;
> in Seaside, there was no other way to use HTML (most web frameworks use
> HTML templates).
>
> In fact, for all future work, I'm inclined to inject raw HTML. It's much

IMNSHO, this is unhappy inclination. I very hope if not Web then at
least Silk allows you to use objects, not strings regularly. It has
different approach, maybe having simple methods returning array of
elements / a wrapped DocumentFragment could be seen as flexible enough
(while retaining objects all the way).

> more flexible than the programmatic approach and is much more natural
> for Amber (than it is for Pharo). However, I still need to solve the
> issue of
>
> (('#myForm1 *'asJQuery)filter:':input')
>
> crapping out on me when a false value causes a break from the loop.
>
>
> On Thursday, 11 June 2015 01:24:27 UTC-4, Martin Bähr wrote:
>
>     Excerpts from Richard Eng's message of 2015-06-11 05:40:09 +0200:
>      > Thanks to Herby's (very extensive) proofreading and vetting, I've
>     made many
>      > substantial changes to the article, esp. the coding examples.
>     It's now
>      > ready for publishing and I've posted it at Reddit:
>      >
>      >
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>
>     the article reads nicely, but i wonder, why the excursion on switch?
>     it is not
>     specific to amber, and it gives the impression that you feel the
>     need to
>     apologize for it.
>
>     this should be an aside linked to a separate post, if it's mentioned
>     at all.
>
>     what i would like to know is, if there is a way to not use smalltalk to
>     generate html, but just have it as plain raw html. the example you
>     give doesn't
>     demonstrate that the smalltalk variant is easier to read. on the
>     contrary.
>
>     i find plain html much nicer to read, and it even looks like
>     smalltalk is more
>     typing.
>
>     also, in day to day work, i very often have to deal with html given
>     to me by
>     others. i don't write html, our designers do.
>
>     having to translate the designers output into smalltalk is just
>     busywork. and
>     having to update for changes even worse. it's just not practical.
>
>     finally though, i really like that you are using a REST api example.
>     that's
>     right up my alley, and when i find some time i'll try to get this to
>     run.
>
>     greetings, martin.
>
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I'm looking into how you'd use raw HTML in Amber. I have this code:

'#client-main' asJQuery append: '

<form id="myForm1">

<table>

<tr><td>Username:</td><td><input type="email"></td></tr>

<tr><td>Password:</td><td><input type="password"></td></tr>

<tr><td>Remember me:</td><td><input type="checkbox"></td></tr>

<tr><td>Sex:</td><td>Male <input name="Sex" type="radio"></td>

 <td>Female <input name="Sex" type="radio"></td></tr>

<tr><td>Comment:</td><td><textarea>The rain in Spain</textarea></td></tr>

<tr><td>Country:</td><td><select>

<option value="China">Chung Kuo</option>

<option value="Canada">North Land</option>

<option value="Japan">Samurai World</option>

<option value="United States">Imperialists</option>

<option value="Iraq">Broken State</option>

<option value="Brazil">Sexy Land</option>

</select>

</td></tr>

</table>

<input type="submit" onclick="collectValues()">

</form>'

But I don't know how to call my method #collectValues on submission, i.e., on click.

On Thursday, 11 June 2015 10:55:31 UTC-4, Richard Eng wrote:

I don't disagree with you, but as Martin pointed out, in a typical web application project, you are given HTML; you are not asked to write/generate HTML.

Nevertheless, in the next installment of the Amber tutorial, I will be examining Silk.

On Thursday, 11 June 2015 10:50:36 UTC-4, Herby wrote:

Richard Eng wrote:

> It's very easy to insert raw HTML instead of using HTMLCanvas. For example,
>
> ||
> '#client-main'asJQuery append:
> '<form>
> <table>
> <tr><td>Username:</td><td><input name="name"></td></tr>
> <tr><td>Password:</td><td><input name="password" type="password"></td></tr>
> <tr><td><input type="submit" value="Okay"></td></tr>
> </table>
> </form>'
>
> I just thought it'd be nice to use Smalltalk to programmatically create
> the HTML. I used Seaside many years ago, so it's what I'm familiar with;
> in Seaside, there was no other way to use HTML (most web frameworks use
> HTML templates).
>
> In fact, for all future work, I'm inclined to inject raw HTML. It's much

IMNSHO, this is unhappy inclination. I very hope if not Web then at
least Silk allows you to use objects, not strings regularly. It has
different approach, maybe having simple methods returning array of
elements / a wrapped DocumentFragment could be seen as flexible enough
(while retaining objects all the way).

> more flexible than the programmatic approach and is much more natural
> for Amber (than it is for Pharo). However, I still need to solve the
> issue of
>
> (('#myForm1 *'asJQuery)filter:':input')
>
> crapping out on me when a false value causes a break from the loop.
>
>
> On Thursday, 11 June 2015 01:24:27 UTC-4, Martin Bähr wrote:
>
>     Excerpts from Richard Eng's message of 2015-06-11 05:40:09 +0200:
>      > Thanks to Herby's (very extensive) proofreading and vetting, I've
>     made many
>      > substantial changes to the article, esp. the coding examples.
>     It's now
>      > ready for publishing and I've posted it at Reddit:
>      >
>      >
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>
>     the article reads nicely, but i wonder, why the excursion on switch?
>     it is not
>     specific to amber, and it gives the impression that you feel the
>     need to
>     apologize for it.
>
>     this should be an aside linked to a separate post, if it's mentioned
>     at all.
>
>     what i would like to know is, if there is a way to not use smalltalk to
>     generate html, but just have it as plain raw html. the example you
>     give doesn't
>     demonstrate that the smalltalk variant is easier to read. on the
>     contrary.
>
>     i find plain html much nicer to read, and it even looks like
>     smalltalk is more
>     typing.
>
>     also, in day to day work, i very often have to deal with html given
>     to me by
>     others. i don't write html, our designers do.
>
>     having to translate the designers output into smalltalk is just
>     busywork. and
>     having to update for changes even worse. it's just not practical.
>
>     finally though, i really like that you are using a REST api example.
>     that's
>     right up my alley, and when i find some time i'll try to get this to
>     run.
>
>     greetings, martin.
>
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initialize
    formValues := Dictionary new.
    formInputs := Array new.
    inputFactories := #{
        'Username' -> [ :html :name :type |
            html input name: name;
                       type: type;
                       at: 'required' put: 'required';
                       yourself].
        'Password' -> [ :html :name :type |
            html input name: name;
                       type: type;
                       at: 'required' put: 'required';
                       yourself].
        'SexLabel' -> []. "just show the label"
        "the following three radio buttons belong in the group
         named 'Sex'..."
        'Male' -> [ :html :name :type | 
            html input name: 'Sex';
                       value: name;
                       type: type;
                       at: 'checked' put: 'checked';
                       yourself].
        'Female' -> [ :html :name :type | 
            html input name: 'Sex';
                       value: name;
                       type: type;
                       yourself].
        'Yes' -> [ :html :name :type | 
            html input name: 'Sex';
                       value: name;
                       type: type;
                       yourself].
        'Comment' -> [ :html :name :type |
            html textarea name: name;
                          yourself].
        'Country' -> [ :html :name :type |
            html select name: name;
                        with: [self countryOptions: html];
                        yourself].
        '_default' -> [ :html :name :type |
            html input name: name;
                       type: type;
                       yourself]
        }.
    extractionRecipes := #{
        'RememberMe' -> [ :input |
            input asJQuery prop: 'checked'].
        'Male' -> [ :input |
            input asJQuery prop: 'checked'].
        'Female' -> [ :input |
            input asJQuery prop: 'checked'].
        'Yes' -> [ :input |
            input asJQuery prop: 'checked'].
        '_default' -> [ :input |
            input asJQuery val]
        }

I just completed my first Amber tutorial article for Medium. It is part of my Smalltalk Renaissance advocacy campaign. I've published it for review purposes; over the next several days, I'll make small edits based on feedback.

https://medium.com/@richardeng/a-gentle-introduction-to-amber-8c532631e9ab

When I know it's good and ready, I'll submit it to Reddit and other social media sites. Hopefully, this will generate interest in Amber (in particular) and Smalltalk (in general).

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