[Cuis-dev] smalltalk newbie - Complex

[Juan Vuletich]

Hi Jonathan,

Welcome to the Cuis community! I hope you'll have fun, build cool stuff, 
learn things, and meet nice people here. Actually, you're already doing 
all that!

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On 27/09/2025 7:36 PM, Jonathan Kelly via Cuis-dev wrote:
> On 27/9/25 11:43, ken.dickey at whidbey.com wrote:
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> Thanks Ken.
>
> I did think a little strange there wasn't a Complex class somewhere 
> ... glad to find the Features thing ...
>
> Coincidentally, talking about Complex, I think a problem with 
> Smalltalk is that for some (or is that many), it rubs your nose in the 
> fact you may not be as smart a programmer as you imagined. :)
>
> Jonathan.


Please don't feel _too_ humbled.

Smalltalk is completely open for study and modification. Also, this code 
base actually started in 1976 as Smalltalk-76. Then it evolved into 
Smalltalk-80, later Self, then Squeak and now Cuis. This is almost 50 
years of constant evolution. We started with the work of the amazing Dan 
Ingalls and Alan Kay and their team. Their work was so ground breaking 
and incredibly well done that it attracted many other very talented 
people. We are indeed standing on the shoulders of giants! Current Cuis 
is actually the result of the work of all that people who have 
contributed at some point. Taken together, we all are way smarter than 
any of us.

If this way of building knowledge and software resonates with you, you 
willl also contribute to Cuis. All you really need is to enjoy it, so 
you'll want to do it. That's how it works for most of us.

Cheers!

-- 
Juan Vuletich
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