Glamorous Toolkit is the Moldable Development Environment. It empowers you to make systems explainable through contextual micro tools.
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# The Moldable Development Environment
[Glamorous Toolkit](https://gtoolkit.com) is the Moldable Development Environment. It empowers you to make systems explainable through contextual micro tools.
## Download and run the ready made distribution
Simply download: https://gtoolkit.com/download.
The download is a self contained installation made of a Glamorous Toolkit image, a virtual machine, and a few other resources and libraries.
Now, just run the executable.
- On Mac: `GlamorousToolkit.app`
- On Windows: `.\bin\GlamorousToolkit.exe`
- On Linux: `./bin/GlamorousToolkit`
## Install from sources
Executing the script below installs the VM, clones the sources and builds an image. It takes ~10 minutes and it is useful for developing Glamorous Toolkit itself.
- On Mac: `curl https://dl.feenk.com/scripts/mac.sh | bash`
- On Linux: `curl https://dl.feenk.com/scripts/linux.sh | bash`
- On Windows: `wget https://dl.feenk.com/scripts/windows.ps1 -OutFile windows.ps1; ./windows.ps1`
## Get started
### Learn how to learn
Glamorous Toolkit was developed following Moldable Development. In the core distribution there are thousands of contextual tools that we used to develop and explain the environment. Each of these is based on an underlying language made out of visual and interactive operators that can be combined in many ways. So, first learn this language:
- Start by watching the [GT in 7' video series](https://youtu.be/-vFwfwy5WZA?list=PLfrs5bwLJOoAaHvQGSLeKpHWmFuZXPUTJ).
- Read the book directly in the environment or [online](https://book.gtoolkit.com).
### Pick a problem you care about
Moldable Development is about adapting the environment to match the context. So, pick a problem you care about and work your way through it.
Get inspiration from these talks:
- [Moldable Development with Glamorous Toolkit • Tudor Girba • YOW! 2023](https://youtu.be/_ztGZpo9I9E?si=Vy9RmLoItw9KXJFT)
- [Moldable Development in Practice — Patterns for Legacy Modernization • Oscar Nierstrasz • YOW! 2024](https://youtu.be/F_-z0aC7Pnk?si=bJQHHet5ybSEOiUN)
## Engage with the community
- Chat with us on Discord: [discord.gg/FTJr9gP](https://discord.gg/FTJr9gP)
- Watch our YouTube videos: [@gtoolkit](https://www.youtube.com/@gtoolkit)
- Follow us on X: [@feenkcom](https://twitter.com/feenkcom)
## Glamorous Toolkit and Pharo
Glamorous Toolkit is built in [Pharo](https://pharo.org) and Rust, and it also enables people to work with Pharo systems. Nevertheless, the goal of Glamorous Toolkit is distinct from that of Pharo and so is its realization. [Read more in the book](https://book.gtoolkit.com/glamorous-toolkit-and-pharo-6k5konpjjknm9u90y4t6le5po).
## License
See [LICENSE](LICENSE).