[squeak-dev] [ANN] OCompletion improves the accuracy of eCompletion

> Dear Squeak users,
>
> OCompletion is an extension to ECompletion. Like ECompletion, it completes
> the names of methods  as you write them in order to save you some typing.
> The O in OCompletion stands for Omniscient and Omnipresent.
>
> OCompletion is much more accurate than ECompletion. We tested it on the
> development history of several projects
> (see http://www.inf.unisi.ch/phd/robbes/papers/ASE2008-completion.pdf)
> <http://www.inf.unisi.ch/phd/robbes/papers/ASE2008-completion.pdf%29>.
>
> Across several hundred thousands tests of the completion, OCompletion's
> algorithm scores a 70 (out of 100), while the eCompletion's algorithm
> scores a 12. To achieve this level of accuracy, it learns from your usage
> of squeak and proposes to you methods you are more likely to use.
>
> OCompletion shows a small, non-instrusive completion menu with potential
> completions as you type method names. You don't need to call it
> explicitely
> with tab. Just press tab to insert a match, or the down arrow to
> select the next
> match.
>
> To install it on Squeak or Pharo, simply execute the following line in
> your image:
>
> Installer squeaksource project: 'OCompletion'; install: 'OCLoader'
>
> Cheers,
> Romain
> --
> Romain Robbes
> http://www.inf.unisi.ch/phd/robbes
>
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>  

> Looks good.
>
> But, this autocomplete Class names? I'm trying and when I write a  
> class name, only appears a little "window" showing me selectors,  
> and, if I load a new package, this is not showed on the  
> aut"o"completion list.
>
>
>
> Cheers.
>
>
>
> Romain Robbes escribió:
>> Dear Squeak users,
>>
>> OCompletion is an extension to ECompletion. Like ECompletion, it  
>> completes
>> the names of methods  as you write them in order to save you some  
>> typing.
>> The O in OCompletion stands for Omniscient and Omnipresent.
>>
>> OCompletion is much more accurate than ECompletion. We tested it on  
>> the
>> development history of several projects
>> (see http://www.inf.unisi.ch/phd/robbes/papers/ASE2008-completion.pdf)
>>  <http://www.inf.unisi.ch/phd/robbes/papers/ASE2008-completion.pdf 
>> %29>.
>>
>> Across several hundred thousands tests of the completion,  
>> OCompletion's
>> algorithm scores a 70 (out of 100), while the eCompletion's algorithm
>> scores a 12. To achieve this level of accuracy, it learns from your  
>> usage
>> of squeak and proposes to you methods you are more likely to use.
>>
>> OCompletion shows a small, non-instrusive completion menu with  
>> potential
>> completions as you type method names. You don't need to call it  
>> explicitely
>> with tab. Just press tab to insert a match, or the down arrow to  
>> select the next
>> match.
>>
>> To install it on Squeak or Pharo, simply execute the following line  
>> in your image:
>>
>> Installer squeaksource project: 'OCompletion'; install: 'OCLoader'
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Romain
>> --
>> Romain Robbes
>> http://www.inf.unisi.ch/phd/robbes
>>
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>>
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