Re: [Cuis] New Introductory Tutorial

Hi Euan

Worthwhile to refer to in your tutorial is as well the web version of
the ProfStef Smalltalk tutorial implemented in Amber Smalltalk

http://amber-smalltalk.github.io/trysmalltalk/

(https://github.com/amber-smalltalk/trysmalltalk)

It explains the syntax, control constructs and some basic classes. It
was first implemented in Pharo and then ported.

--Hannes

On 11/17/15, Juan Vuletich <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi EuanM,
>
> This is a great initiative. Thanks for including Cuis in the bunch!
>
> Cheers,
> Juan Vuletich
>
> On 14/11/2015 02:02 a.m., EuanM wrote:
>> I've created Yet Another Smalltalk First
>> Steps tutorial.
>>
>> This is intended as one of a series.
>>
>> It is designed to be cross-platform across
>>
>>      Squeak 5
>>      Pharo 4
>>      Seaside 3.1
>>      Cuis
>>      Dolphin 6
>>
>> If you have experience running any of these systems on Windows, Linux
>> or MacOS, please check to see if I have the instructions correct for
>> your chosen pairing of Smalltalk and OS platform.
>>
>> (As you'll see when you look, I do not have detailed instructions for
>> aspects of MacOS).
>>
>> The document is at:
>> http://smalltalkinsmallsteps.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/get-smalltalk-up-and-running.html
>>
>> (It's intended to move to a different blog after this review process).
>>
>> I feel the need to do this as cross-Smalltalks tutorial because of
>> findings and 4 charts  I've placed at:
>> http://smalltalkinsmallsteps.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/mindshare-of-smalltalk-in-development.html
>>
>> Essentially, Smalltalk mindshare and use is incredibly tiny, compared
>> to other languages in the same space.  (We all know this, but seeing
>> it represented graphically has a more visceral effect, IMO)
>>
>> Aggregating interest in all the Smalltalks still does not bring more
>> than a tiny proportion of the interest in, and use of, Ruby.
>>
>> In turn, Ruby is (quite understandably) small in comparison to
>> JavaScript.
>>
>> Comparing interest in any specific Smalltalk is, predictably, smaller
>> than the aggregate interest in Smalltalk.
>>
>> Our community seems determined to split itself into smaller and
>> smaller sub-communities.  I think we do ourselves a disservice this
>> way.
>>
>> My initial contribution will be to try to provide some explicitly
>> pan-Smalltalk beginners' tutorials, like this one.
>>
>> Cheers, and happy Smalltalking,
>>       EuanM
>>
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