[Cuis-dev] Just wanted to thank everyone for their contributions and hard work…

[Juan Vuletich]

Hi Folks,

On 1/22/2022 5:04 PM, Nicola Mingotti via Cuis-dev wrote:
> Hi Mark !
>
> nice to have you with us, i am typing from phone so i will be 
> telegraphic.
>
> . github, needed, i learnt it just for Cuis as well ;) it is worth.

Right. But Git is rather complex. Just learn the commands you need to 
use, and have a small cheat sheet at hand. Spend more time learning 
about Cuis and Smalltalk in general. This is where the fun is.

> . books, be supercarefull, if they are not specifically targeted at 
> Cuis don't copy code, nothing for graphics in particular.

And when reading books, it is good to also have Cuis open, and browse 
the code in parallel.

> . cool we have one more who can see the typos, and bad English, many 
> of us are not native ;) (e.g. me)

:)

> . as a developer, read well the Terse Guide, there is a lot of stuff there
>
>  bye
> Nicola

Cheers,

> On Sat, Jan 22, 2022 at 7:25 PM Mark Taber via Cuis-dev 
> <cuis-dev at lists.cuis.st <mailto:cuis-dev at lists.cuis.st>> wrote:
>
>     Hilaire,
>
>     Thanks so much! Sounds like I should get comfortable with riding
>     the git train, too!
>
>     Cheers,
>     Mark
>
>     “To know that one doesn’t know is best.” — Lao Tzu
>
>     > On Jan 22, 2022, at 8:56 AM, Hilaire Fernandes via Cuis-dev
>     <cuis-dev at lists.cuis.st <mailto:cuis-dev at lists.cuis.st>> wrote:
>     >
>     > Hi Mark,
>     >
>     >> Le 22/01/2022 à 17:26, Mark Taber via Cuis-dev a écrit :
>     >> Finally (finally!) I’ve gotten around to downloading and
>     starting to learn Cuis Smalltalk. I’m using The Cuis Book (though
>     I have also downloaded the other suggested classic Smalltalk books
>     for later reading).
>     >
>     > Nice to read news from you.
>     >
>     >> I’m a retired system architect / senior developer in the
>     enterprise (a large state government agency here in the USA). I
>     can’t complain, but got to marvel and look at things like
>     Smalltalk from a distance. Now…I am learning it, and planning on
>     using it for my computational sketches (the computer will create
>     the “canonical forms” that I will imperfectly reproduce on canvas,
>     etc., by hand).
>     >
>     > That's sound interesting! You want the software to compute some
>     sort of graphics you will then draw or paint by hand?
>     >
>     > I am 100% sure that if you allocate a daily chunk of time to
>     learn Cuis, like 1 hour, you will progress quickly. Whatever you
>     progress or not during this one hour slot, it is a very effective
>     way for training. Not to mention it will help to keep your brain
>     healthy.
>     >
>     >> Thanks to all of you for the books, this mailing list, all the
>     work on the code, the videos. It makes Cuis feel very manageable.
>     >>
>     >> Question: I have found several (very) small errors in the Cuis
>     book (English subject-verb agreements, spelling, etc.). So small,
>     in fact, that it seems “nit-picky” to even point them out. How
>     would a person report these? (I’m open to contributing, but I
>     am*waaaay*  too new to the project at this point.)
>     >
>     > This will be very valuable. You can report to me.
>     >
>     > The most effective way is to fork The Cuis Book repository and
>     submit pull requests with your fixes. I will then review and
>     accept. If you know GitHub workflow, it is by far the most efficient.
>     >
>     > If you don't know GitHub workflow yet, you can pick up the PDF
>     version of the book, and write in a simple text file all your
>     fixes (with the pages and fixes), then send me the text file.
>     >
>     > Best
>     >
>     > Hilaire
>     >
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