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robert

Difference between VM and image

Hi,

I am trying to find out what the difference between an VM and an Image is when using Pharo.

Can anybody give some hints (links to docs?)

Thx

Ciao robertj

Stéphane Ducasse

Re: Difference between VM and image

Hello robert

this is explained in Pharo by Example that you can find at http://books.pharo.org

Image = snapshot of Pharo memory (contains object including class, method, stack…)

VM = execution engine of image

On 17 Aug 2020, at 11:45, [hidden email] wrote:

Hi,

I am trying to find out what the difference between an VM and an Image is when using Pharo.
Can anybody give some hints (links to docs?)

Thx

Ciao robertj

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Pierce Ng-3

Re: Difference between VM and image

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On Mon, Aug 17, 2020 at 11:45:46AM +0200, [hidden email] wrote:
> I am trying to find out what the difference between an VM and an Image is
> when using Pharo.

An image is like a computer game that can save its state to disk. The VM
is for running the game. With a fresh image, you start the game with a
clean slate. With a saved image, you restart the game where you last
left it.

And programming in Pharo is usually as enjoyable as playing a computer
game. :-)

Pierce