October 2015 - Esug-list - lists.esug.org

Does anyone remember details of a "pro-Smalltalk" merger circa 2013?
by Richard Sargent Dec. 22, 2015

Dec. 22, 2015

I heard an anecdote of a recent merger between two companies in which one had over 200 people supporting a Java application and the other had ~25 people supporting a Smalltalk application. The surprising result was that the Smalltalk application was selected for the merged company rather than the Java one. I would like to know which companies were involved, when this occurred, and what the precise details were. Thank you! -- View this message in context: http://forum.world.st/Does-anyone-remember-details-of-a-pro-Smalltalk-merge… Sent from the ESUG mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

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by Schickel, Yvonne Oct. 26, 2015

Oct. 26, 2015

Thank you!

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Re: [Esug-list] Smalltalk contacts
by Serge Stinckwich Oct. 26, 2015

Oct. 26, 2015

Dear Aaron, sorry I work at the university and not really aware of French companies working on Smalltalk. You should ask people on the esug mailing-list (in CC). Regards, On Mon, Oct 26, 2015 at 12:56 PM, Aaron Maddox <aaron(a)linkcraft.de> wrote: > Dear Serge, > > > > I’m reaching out to you today to ask for assistance regarding Smalltalk. > LinkCraft GmbH builds bridges between software development companies. We > have a contact in Switzerland who would like to connect with some new > Smalltalk development providers. We are looking for companies here, not > freelancers. > > > > We usually focus on Spanish providers, yet are interested in meeting French > companies in this case. If there are any contacts in France you would like > to recommend, we’ll be happy to look into sending business in their > direction. > > > We greatly appreciate any tips you can provide! If you have any questions, > please don’t hesitate to write or call me directly. > > > > Best regards from Munich, > > Aaron > > > -------------------------------------------- > Aaron Maddox > Geschäftsführer, LinkCraft GmbH > M: +49 178 354 0055 > E: aaron(a)linkcraft.de > > LinkCraft GmbH > Theresienstr. 63 > 80333 München > Germany > > -- Serge Stinckwich UCBN & UMI UMMISCO 209 (IRD/UPMC) Every DSL ends up being Smalltalk http://www.doesnotunderstand.org/

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Zürich Smalltalk Meetup November 10th, 2015
by jtuchel＠objektfabrik.de Oct. 22, 2015

Oct. 22, 2015

Deal Smalltalk fans in the Zürich area, if you happen to have a free slot in your calendars for November 10th, 2015 (I guess 19:30 will be a good time to start), I have something for you: We would like to get together with Smalltalkers of all flavors to chat about the latest news, tools and projects at a restaurant near Bahnhof Hardbrücke, like we did several times in 2014. I think it's time to catch up and I know Peter, Philippe and Michal feel the same. So please send me a note and let me know if you'd like to join us for an evening of Smalltalk... I'll reserve a table and let you know exactly where we meet. If you are not in the Zürich area but don't mind travelling to meet us, feel free to come! Hope to see you soon in Zürich! Joachim

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GemStone/S 64 Bit 3.2.10 release
by Richard Sargent Oct. 19, 2015

Oct. 19, 2015

We are pleased to announce the release of GemStone/S 64 Bit 3.2.10, a maintenance release including fixes for a number of bugs. We encourage all GemStone/S customers to upgrade to this release. Downloads and documentation for this release can be found at the following URL: https://gemtalksystems.com/products/gs64/versions32x/ This server release includes the latest Visual Statistics Display (VSD) release, version 5.0.1. Documentation and VSD-only downloads, e.g. for platforms other than your server, can be found at the following URL: http://gemtalksystems.com/products/vsd/ Thank you! The GemStone/S team -- View this message in context: http://forum.world.st/GemStone-S-64-Bit-3-2-10-release-tp4856569.html Sent from the ESUG mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

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Job | Seeking a Smalltalker for a PhD on Multi-Robot Systems
by Noury Bouraqadi Oct. 13, 2015

Oct. 13, 2015

Hi, My team has an opening for a PhD student to work on multi-robot exploration and mapping. We target search and rescue operations with UGVs controlled using PhaROS (Pharo + our client for the Robot Operating System). You'll find the full description below. More info on our team can be found at: http://car.mines-douai.fr <http://car.mines-douai.fr/> Best, Prof. Noury Bouraqadi Ecole des Mines de Douai Lille area France ------------ CONTACT Prof. Noury Bouraqadi, noury.bouraqadi AT mines-douai.fr <http://mines-douai.fr/> Dr. Luc Fabresse, luc.fabresse AT mines-douai.fr <http://mines-douai.fr/> Dr. Guillaume Lozengez, guillaume.lozengez AT mines-douai.fr <http://mines-douai.fr/> DESCRIPTION Robotic exploration and mapping is basic to many robotic applications and more specifically to search and rescue operations. It relies on robots to build a map of the environment as a first step to further mission specific tasks (eg. extracting trapped victims). In scenarios where time is critical such in the aftermath of an earthquake, the use of multiple robots allows to speed up the exploration and to take advantage of distributed sensor to increase the mapping process. Each robot explores a different but connected area. The global map is built by merging local maps built by individual robots. To build a map of an unknown environment, a robot has to perform Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM). Based on different perceived data (typically odometery and laser scans), metric SLAM algorithms localize the robot while building an occupancy grid. The occupancy grid models the environment as a matrix where each cell denotes the probability of occupancy of a small area. Best metric SLAM algorithms produce precise maps that allow localization with typically centimetric precision. However, an occupancy grid map is materialized as a large matrix. Beside the memory consumption, such a map leads to high CPU consumption for path planning. CPU consumption is also a concern in multi-robot exploration. Indeed, merging metric maps produced by different robots is computationally intensive. The above drawbacks of metrics maps can be mitigated by the use of topological maps. However, topological maps do not allow precise obstacle delimitations needed for autonomous robots exploration. The goal of this PhD is to contribute to our ongoing effort, and propose a solution that gathers the best of both worlds. The expected outcome is a SLAM algorithm that builds a topological map that embeds metric information. The target algorithm should be implemented on top of the ROS (www.ros.org <http://www.ros.org/>) middleware and validated both in simulation and on actual robots. It should also be supported by a set of automated tests that can safely run on an actual robot. BIBLIOGRAPHY - Robotic Mapping and Exploration. C. Stachniss. Springer 2009. - An evaluation of 2D SLAM techniques available in Robot Operating System. J. M. Santos, D. Portugal, and R. Rocha. SSRR 2013. - A Methodology for Testing Mobile Autonomous Robots. Jannik Laval, Luc Fabresse and Noury Bouraqadi. IROS 2013. - Towards Test-Driven Development for Mobile Robots. Luc Fabresse, Jannik Laval and Noury Bouraqadi. ICRA 2013 eigth workshop on Software Development and Integration in Robotics (SDIR VIII). - Team Size Optimization for Multi-robot Exploration, Zhi Yan, Luc Fabresse, Jannik Laval, and Noury Bouraqadi, SIMPAR 2014. - Metrics for Performance Benchmarking of Multi-robot Exploration. Zhi Yan, Luc Fabresse, Jannik Laval, and Noury Bouraqadi. IROS 2015. - Punctual versus continuous auction coordination for multi-robot and multi-task topological navigation, Guillaume Lozenguez, Lounis Adouane, Aurélie Beynier, Abdel-Illah Mouaddib, Philippe Martinet, Autonomous Robot 2015.

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ESUG'2015 Photos
by Boris Shingarov Oct. 5, 2015

Oct. 5, 2015

Dear fellow Smalltalkers, I have uploaded my ESUG'2015 photos to http://www.shingarov.com/brescia Marcus -- would you mind linking to them off the ESUG page? I believe there should be other photographers' sets on the net -- I think it might be a good idea to link to those too. Boris

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How did you like July as date for the conference
by jtuchel＠objektfabrik.de Oct. 2, 2015

Oct. 2, 2015

Hi ESUG list readers, first of all, I'd like to send a late but nevertheless earnest and warm Thank You to all who organized the ESUG 2015 conference. I've enjoyed the conference and the networking. The social event location was great and also Brescia as a city was fantastic. I'd like to ask all who came or couldn't come to comment on the selection of the Date for the conference. This year, the conference was held in early July rather than in late August. To me, personally, that was an excellent choice, and I've spoken to many people at the conference and on other occasions about the date. Most people I talked to were either pleased or indifferent. But I could imagine some people didn't come because early July didn't fit well. I would like to have ESUg earlier in the year, and early July was very convenient for me for several reasons: * In my area (southern Germany), the school holidays haven't started by that time, so the conference doesn't interfere with our vacation plans * For exactly that reason, I think we've had a few more people from a more "enterprisey" background * There aren't many other events in July that might interfere with teh ESUG conference Let me also state very clearly that I am not asking on behalf of ESUG or that I am in a position to influence the date, other than maybe by starting a discussion on this list ;-) I am not involved in the planning or organisation of the next ESUG conferences, though this might change in the future, never say never ;-) So, what is your opinion? Does July fit for you, or was the changed date keeping you from attending? Thanks for commenting. Maybe this is of help to the conference organisers, at least I hope so. My intentions are positive ;-) Joachim -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Objektfabrik Joachim Tuchel mailto:jtuchel@objektfabrik.de Fliederweg 1 http://www.objektfabrik.de D-71640 Ludwigsburg http://joachimtuchel.wordpress.com Telefon: +49 7141 56 10 86 0 Fax: +49 7141 56 10 86 1

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