Today's Smalltalk 4 You looks at Unix/Linux Process support in VA Smalltalk. If you have trouble viewing it here in the browser, you can also navigate directly to YouTube. To watch now, click on the image below:
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Today we'll have a look at the support for Unix/Linux processes in VA Smalltalk. To start out, we'll have to open up the editions (application) browser:
Load the only version, and then browse the application. Have a look at class UnixProcess (class side) - notice the APIs for starting a shell or a process? If you examine UNixEnvironment, you'll see APIs for dealing with the environment:
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Cincom is asking interested parties to tell the what platforms they care about. Especially if you depend on one of the lesser used platforms listed, you should let them know.
We are changing the install process for VA Smalltalk V8.6 (or whatever the next release gets called) to provide a more natural (and faster) install on all platforms. At the moment, we have released a BETA version for Windows only.
The new installer simplifies product installation by:
installing both client and manager as the typical installation
complying with Windows installation conventions and security measures (UAC)
facilitating local installation of documentation as a separate install package
providing tooling to create and manage development environments after product installation
Welcome to episode 103 of Independent Misinterpretations - a Smalltalk and dynamic language oriented podcast with James Robertson and David Buck.
This week we have another recording from the STIC 2012 conference - Maikel VanDorpe talking about continuous integration. If you would rather watch the video, head on over to the STIC website.
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To listen now, you can either download the mp3 edition, or the AAC edition. The AAC edition comes with chapter markers. You can subscribe to either edition of the podcast directly in iTunes; just search for Smalltalk and look in the Podcast results. You can subscribe to the mp3 edition directly using this feed, or the AAC edition using this feed using any podcatching software. You can also download the podcast in ogg format.
If you like the music we use, please visit Josh Woodward's site. We use the song Troublemaker for our intro/outro music. I'm sure he'd appreciate your support!
If you have feedback, send it to jarober@gmail.com - or visit us on Facebook - you can subscribe in iTunes using this iTunes enabled feed.. If you enjoy the podcast, pass the word - we would love to have more people hear about Smalltalk!
Welcome to episode 103 of Independent Misinterpretations - a Smalltalk and dynamic language oriented podcast with James Robertson and David Buck.
This week we have another recording from the STIC 2012 conference - Maikel VanDorpe talking about continuous integration. If you would rather watch the video, head on over to the STIC website.
You can subscribe to the podcast in iTunes (or any other podcatching software) using this feed directly or in iTunes with this one.
To listen now, you can either download the mp3 edition, or the AAC edition. The AAC edition comes with chapter markers. You can subscribe to either edition of the podcast directly in iTunes; just search for Smalltalk and look in the Podcast results. You can subscribe to the mp3 edition directly using this feed, or the AAC edition using this feed using any podcatching software. You can also download the podcast in ogg format.
If you like the music we use, please visit Josh Woodward's site. We use the song Troublemaker for our intro/outro music. I'm sure he'd appreciate your support!
If you have feedback, send it to jarober@gmail.com - or visit us on Facebook - you can subscribe in iTunes using this iTunes enabled feed.. If you enjoy the podcast, pass the word - we would love to have more people hear about Smalltalk!
Today's Smalltalk 4 You looks at configurations in Pharo - the tool level, not how they work. If you have trouble viewing it here in the browser, you can also navigate directly to YouTube. To watch now, click on the image below:
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Today's Javascript 4 You looks at adding a heatmap layer to a google map - it's just a layer addition. If you have trouble viewing it here in the browser, you can also navigate directly to YouTube.
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As you know I really love Smalltalk. So much so I have created a version of it that runs on the Java Virtual Machine. Please can you look at this campaign
Today's Smalltalk 4 You looks at a common problem in any development toolset - finding (and removing or reconfiguring) all the breakpoints you set during a develoopment session. If you have trouble viewing it here in the browser, you can also navigate directly to YouTube. To watch now, click on the image below:
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Today we'll have a look at how you find and clear (or reconfigure) breakpoints - something that can be quite valuable after you've dropped a number of them during a debugging session. To start with, pull down the Tools menu in the launcher
In the tool that comes up, you'll see each breakpoint you have listed. You can select them from the list, and then use the various menu options on the selection:
Specifically, you can select Clear (to remove) or Configure (to reset the way the BP works) from that menu:
Need more help? There's a screencast for other topics like this which you may want to watch. Questions? Try the "Chat with James" Google gadget over in the sidebar.
There won't be any screencasts for Thursday and Friday, as I'm visiting family for the holiday. The podcast will be taking a weekend off as well. Happy Thanksgiving to all!