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Re:Pharo 8.0 by nundah on Monday January 20, 2020 @08:46PM (#22103666)
Dolphin Smalltalk. Such an underrated tool. Productivity + Windows-native gui. Nothing else like it. The Pharo Spec/2 pales in comparison.
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Re:Pharo 8.0 by rbanffy on Tuesday January 21, 2020 @10:01AM (#22107464)
IF you are developing a Windows-only application.
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Re:Pharo 8.0 by nundah on Tuesday January 21, 2020 @07:52PM (#22113470)
Yup, and that is the reason I refused to look at it for so long. And then I went to work for a large corporate where Windows is mandated since forever and will be until eternity. And from my impression most businesses wont touch any other OS for use on desktops.

You can of course use Wine/Wineskin and there are guides on how to get this done for Dolphin apps, but I just wont bother for my clients. Not one has ever mentioned compatibility with anything other than Windows 10.

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Re:Pharo 8.0 by rbanffy on Wednesday January 22, 2020 @02:57AM (#22115552)
> And from my impression most businesses wont touch any other OS for use on desktops.

True, but more and more software is delivered using web-based technologies - from desktop apps like Slack to most SaaS offerings.

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