Hi all,
Today we have integrated (finally!) the first version of our
Spec2 based NewTools.
While this is a fairly long process that will
lead to all tools in Pharo to be written with the same framework and
following the same design guidelines, we started with the easiest one
(the playground) and one of the most complex (the debugger) to start
fleshing out what we want to achieve.
Next weeks we will
release the new inspector, which for now resides only inside the new
debugger and it is just a proof of concept for the moment.
In general, for any
tool to be a fair replacement to some other tool, it needs to fulfill
this two criteria:
it needs to
solve all the problems the previous tool solved, and
it needs to
solve problems the previous tool did not.
What do you have to
expect from the integrated new tools?
The new
debugger:
Allows object
centric debugging.
Enhances
extensibility, making adding plugins a lot easier than before.
Enables
scripting.
The
new playground
Enables
sharing variables between playgrounds
Enhances
visibility of binding variables by embedding an inspector
Enhances
visibility of saved pages
Both
tools should cover already most of the functionality the older tools
but there are still some missing features and for sure a good amount
of bugs you will find it and we will gladly fix :)
Do
you want to know more?
Enjoy!
Esteban
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