Re: Can Pharo meet all your computing needs?
Posted by
Sven Van Caekenberghe-2 on
Aug 26, 2014; 11:11am
URL: https://forum.world.st/Can-Pharo-meet-all-your-computing-needs-tp4774250p4774832.html
On 26 Aug 2014, at 01:33, Wilfred Hughes <
[hidden email]> wrote:
> Sounds like the Dynabook goal rather overlaps with that of Lisp Machines. The idea of a single system that allows you to modify any part at runtime, inspect any part, or drop into a debugger anywhere is extremely powerful and wonderful to work with.
+10
That is, for me, one of the core points. Open source means nothing if you cannot read the code, do not understand it, cannot change it - easily. It is not just about being able to do it, but how big the barrier is. And it also includes the idea of documentation, tools, environment, live objects and being able to learn.
Sven
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