From: Guerry Semones <gsemones@...>
Date: 2001-03-04T00:29:26+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:11939] Re: SV:  Smalltalk idioms / patterns and Ruby

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Dennis Decker Jensen wrote:
> 
> Guerry A. Semones  wrote:
> > I recently obtained a copy of Kent Beck's "Smalltalk Best Practice
> > Patterns".  I am not a Smalltalker (yet), but was intending to read
> > the book seeking generally applicable ideas (right now my primary
> > focus is Java and Ruby).  I know from talking with others that my
> > effort will not be in vain.
> 
> I've got a copy of it at my desk at home. Just like the GoF-book, it will
> follow me the rest of my programming days :-)
> 
> Before I started dating Ruby, I also made plans to learn SmallTalk (Squeak
> looks very interesting). I fell in love with Ruby however, so my primary
> focus is on Ruby right now as well.
> 
> Regarding Kent Beck's SmallTalk Best Practice Patterns (SBPP), I consider it
> applicable not only to SmallTalk, but to ALL programming languages. The
> patterns are simple (style guide kinds), but with very powerful concepts at
> the everyday level of programming unlike many other style guides. In short:
> I find them just as invaluable as the patterns in the GoF-book to be a good
> developer.

Well, I made it about 10 pages into chapter three where the patterns
begin, and I'm already hooked.  Like Beck's other stuff, it's very
readable.  Now that I understand the layout, I've already been glancing
ahead and backward using his forward and back references.  Also, using
the pose question/brief answer format for each pattern, I've been able
to look around and get a feel for what's in there.  Regarding your
statement above, I completely agree.  This is applicable in a very
general way!  Boy, I wish I'd found this book several years ago....

Funny, I'd just downloaded Squeak when a friend pointed me to Ruby....  :-)

All of your comment were very much appreciated!  

Back to the book....

Thanks,

Guerry
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