Smalltalk in small steps ?

Hi All,

As some of you may know I am writing a Smalltalk for the Java Virtual Machine and it is coming along well.
http://redline.st with source on http://github.com

Recently I came across a series of blog posts by Peter Michaux on Scheme from scratch and I wondered:

Would it be worth while for the Smalltalk community, and language enthusiasts if I were to do the same with
Redline Smalltalk, that is, make each features implementation part of a blog post and a 'work along' ?

Would you like to see this and or work along with Redline ?

Rgs, James.

On 6 December 2010 21:50, James Ladd <[hidden email]> wrote: It is good for readers like me. Since you can describe the choices you
made along the road
and explain why you go that direction rather than another one.
It is always interesting reading about such things. So, please do :)

> Would you like to see this and or work along with Redline ?
>
> Rgs, James.
>



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Em 06/12/2010 18:50, James Ladd < [hidden email] > escreveu:

> Hi All,

James,

>  As  some of you  may know  I am  writing a  Smalltalk for  the Java
> Virtual Machine and it is coming along well.  http://redline.st with
> source on http://github.com
>  Recently I came  across a series of blog posts  by Peter Michaux on
> Scheme from scratch and I wondered:
>  Would it be  worth while for the Smalltalk  community, and language
> enthusiasts if  I were to do  the same with  Redline Smalltalk, that
> is,  make each features  implementation part  of a  blog post  and a
> 'work along' ?

If you follow the same line than Michaux's I have to say it will be an
expenditure of resources for a very small audience indeed.  If you pay
attention to the "Prerequisites"
<quote>
This exploration is not for novice programmers. It is a tutorial introduction for novice language implementor and enthusiasts from the perspective of a novice language implementor and enthusiast.
</quote>

>  Would you like to see this and or work along with Redline ?

It is interesting to see how issues of an implementation are being
solved.  You may get some ideas and suggestions from readers of your
blog.

HTH

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On Dec 6, 2010, at 15:50, James Ladd wrote:

> Recently I came across a series of blog posts by Peter Michaux on Scheme from scratch and I wondered:
>
> Would it be worth while for the Smalltalk community, and language enthusiasts if I were to do the same with
> Redline Smalltalk, that is, make each features implementation part of a blog post and a 'work along' ?
>
> Would you like to see this and or work along with Redline ?

I would certainly read such a blog, and comment as time permits.  Perhaps most importantly, you may find that, like literate programming, the effort to explain your decisions and implementation in prose may very well improve the code.

../Dave

James Ladd wrote

Would it be worth while for the Smalltalk community, and language enthusiasts if I were to do the same with
Redline Smalltalk, that is, make each features implementation part of a blog post and a 'work along' ?

I would be very interested in seeing the intention and process behind the final code.

Thanks for bringing it up!

Sean

p.s. yes, sounds very "literate programming"

Hi:

On 07 Dec 2010, at 21:51, Sean P. DeNigris wrote: Me too :)

Thanks
Stefan


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>>Perhaps most importantly, you may find that, like literate programming, the effort to explain your decisions and implementation in prose may very well improve the code.

Im hoping this is the case.