Concerning Pharo
Articles about software development using a pure dynamic object oriented language in an immersive live environment focused on simplicity and feedback
Latest
A quick memory game using Pharo’s dynamic spec builder
A quick memory game using Pharo’s dynamic spec builder
I recently implemented a generic builder for dynamic spec presenters.
Watch method calls in Pharo
Watch method calls in Pharo
This week I learned a quite cool way to watch whether a method is called during the execution of some code in Pharo. Since I found no…
Hacking a simple syntax highlighter around Spec’s TextModel
Hacking a simple syntax highlighter around Spec’s TextModel
I need to do basic highlighting of SQL code inside text editor in Pharo. Spec is high-level GUI framework allowing one one to design…
Quick, write me a Redis client
Quick, write me a Redis client
A beautiful protocol makes implementation easy
The code behind Google Authenticator
The code behind Google Authenticator
Implementing Time-base One-Time Passwords in Pharo
Speeding up factorial computation by changing the order of multiplications
Speeding up factorial computation by changing the order of multiplications
This is a story about a small, seemingly innocent code change that speeds up a very simple computation. It is pretty magical and serves as…
An Implementation of Unicode Normalization
An Implementation of Unicode Normalization
Streaming NFC, NFD, NFKC & NFKD, normalization QC and normalization preserving concatenation.
A Turing Machine simulator written in Pharo
A Turing Machine simulator written in Pharo
I am studying Turing Machines in a course named “Calculability and Complexity” this year. I wondered how easy it would be to write a Turing…
Pharo @ Beta Nine
Pharo @ Beta Nine
Since 2010, Pharo is an important part of the technology stack of Beta Nine for the development and daily operation of the T3 Platform.
Building a Mongo Browser in Pharo
Building a Mongo Browser in Pharo
The latest Pharo 4.0 version is including a nice new toolset called GT-Tools. This article shows how to use it to build a MongoDB browser.
LampSort Revisited, Visualised
LampSort Revisited, Visualised
Combining Object Logging & Agile Visualisation