[Cuis] WindowTitleMorph testing help request

[Ken.Dickey]

On Thu, 30 Apr 2015 08:07:26 -0300
"Edgar J. De Cleene" <edgardec2005 at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 4/29/15, 11:36 AM, "Ken.Dickey" <Ken.Dickey at whidbey.com> wrote:
> 
> > One of the great things with Cuis is that Cuis is of a scale which allows
> > folks like myself to try things out.
> 
> You know Cuis could be still smaller/simpler ?

Hmmm..

I am aware of SqueakLight, Spoon, the Lively Kernel et al.

There is a continual tension between small and useful.  I want not the smallest image available, but the simplest one which satisfies my uses.  In particular, the system should be comprehensible.  I want to understand the entire system.  I want to be able to tell stories in Smalltalk which explain to me how the numerics, object model, graphics, user interactions, and so forth work together to embody a comprehensible system which is useful in general.

I am also interested in elegance/beauty.

Building useful things makes for complexity as we undertake to fully fill the requirements of a particular context and problem domain.

The evolutionary trajectory of Cuis, toward a simpler kernel and packages which can be digested a bite at a time, satisfies my instinct for this kind of simplicity.

In particular, I hope to contribute to an executable StyledText document with chapters which document, show, and explain the beauty of Cuis.

By their nature, these things tend to be simplifications.  But a sketch can elide details which are to be filled in by the mind, and experiments, of the reader.

I want something beyond _Squeak by Example_ which helps me and others build interesting "applications".

Also, I don't know any local squeakers I could pair program with, so rely on experimenting and exposing code to the Cuis community.  Hence my interest in communication -- distributed organizational learning for Cuis.

I think I have exposed my philosophical tendencies. I am not sure if I have yet answered your question.

Perhaps you can help me out by saying something about what you desire from/for Cuis.

What attracted you?  What directions might you like to work toward?

Cheers,
-KenD