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Context 3 beta 1 released

Posted in Appsterdam, consulting, Context, Naiad, Smalltalk, Spoon with tags , , , , , , on 12 September 2012 by Craig Latta

I’ve released Context 3 beta 1. This is another “ignition check” release. On the Mac, the intended sequence of events is:

  • You double-click on the app.
  • The app is an AppleScript which starts an embedded Context virtual machine, which resumes a web server. The AppleScript also opens a web browser on the web server’s welcome page.
  • The welcome page tells you what to do next (but it currently refers to things which don’t exist).

I’m working on the equivalent magic for Microsoft Windows and GNU/Linux for the next release; suggestions welcome.

Please let me know if the startup sequence works for you, and any questions or comments you have. This is an exciting release, because it’s the first one that could be the basis for a self-supporting community.

Thanks!

Craig

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screenshot of Context launcher website

Posted in Appsterdam, consulting, Context, Naiad, Smalltalk, Spoon with tags on 30 August 2012 by Craig Latta

the Spoon launcher website

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A description of the default Context workflow.

Posted in Appsterdam, consulting, Context, Naiad, Spoon with tags on 22 August 2012 by Craig Latta

Well, it took a while to evolve into clarity, but here it is…

You get Context by downloading a ZIP file from the net. You install Context by unzipping the ZIP file and putting the resulting all-in-one app folder where you want it to be. You start Context with a simple platform-dependent gesture (on Mac, you double-click the app).

This starts a history memory. This memory can…

  • …speak with web browsers. It presents a simple control interface for starting and stopping the other memories in the app (called “subject memories”), and discovering other memories on the net.
  • …speak with FTEs (Favorite Text Editors). It presents itself as a filesystem via a WebDAV server, so that a person can use their Favorite Text Editor to control the subject memories, edit classes and methods, and evaluate expressions.
  • …speak with the subject memories, to keep track of their development changes.
  • …speak with remote memories, to obtain their modules.

This is available in Context 3 alpha 5, which I plan to release in time for the Camp Smalltalk event in Gent, Belgium on 24 August 2012, ahead of the European Smalltalk Users Group conference the next week.

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Context 3 alpha 4 released

Posted in Appsterdam, Context, Naiad, Spoon with tags on 16 August 2012 by Craig Latta

Hi–

I’ve released Context 3 alpha 4, just to fix some VM problems with 3a3. It’s at:

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/15188004/spoon/Spoon-3-alpha-4.zip

Please fire it up and let me know that it starts. We’ve tried it on:

  • Mac OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion)
  • Ubuntu GNU/Linux 12.04 64-bit
  • Ubuntu GNU/Linux 12.04 32-bit
  • Windows XP SP3
  • Windows 7 64-bit
  • Windows 8

Thanks!
Craig

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Context weekend 19 May 2012

Posted in Context, Naiad, Spoon with tags on 15 May 2012 by Craig Latta

FYI, this weekend I’ll be preparing some documentation for Context, and would be happy to converse in-depth about it here and elsewhere online.

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Context presentation fly-through, version two

Posted in Appsterdam, Context, Naiad, Spoon with tags on 17 March 2012 by Craig Latta


I’ve made a new version of the Context presentation… check out the fly-through trailer and the slides. I’ll be presenting it at the next Appsterdam Wednesday lunch lecture, and I hope to post a video of that presentation. Thanks in advance for any feedback!

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Context presentation 2012-02-26

Posted in Context, Naiad, Spoon with tags on 26 February 2012 by Craig Latta

This is the first complete version of the Context presentation, with slides and narration.

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Context presentation 2012-02-24

Posted in Context, Naiad, Spoon with tags on 24 February 2012 by Craig Latta

This is a fly-through of my next presentation about Context (netjam.org/context). I hope to present it at the next Pharo conference, 24-25 May 2012 in Lille, France.

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first draft of the next Context presentation

Posted in Context, Naiad, Spoon with tags on 19 February 2012 by Craig Latta

Here’s the first draft of my next Context presentation. I’d love to hear any feedback you have. Thanks!

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Context 3 alpha 3 released

Posted in Context, Naiad, Spoon with tags on 19 August 2011 by Craig Latta

Hey there, I’ve released Context 3 alpha 3. I look forward to tearing through a few more alphas in the coming days at ESUG! :) See you soon.

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