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Sponsoring a student (woman) to attend ESUG
by Stéphane Ducasse July 22, 2018

July 22, 2018

Hi Community I would like to know if some of you are interested to sponsor Agouf Nour Djihan She is a smart student from algeria that followed my advanced lecture last spring. In fact she was one of the best student (she did the exercises alone and came from another university to follow my lectures). She got really excited by Smalltalk. She did my reflective kernel booklet and the Scheme interpreter booklet. ESUG accepted her as student volunteer and we have as a policy not to sponsor trips because we could not support students coming from the rest of the world. Agouf told me that the trip alger-rome rome cagliari is 624 Euros. My team will sponsor her for around 300 Euros and we are looking for another sponsor. Stef -------------------------------------------- Stéphane Ducasse http://stephane.ducasse.free.fr http://www.synectique.eu / http://www.pharo.org 03 59 35 87 52 Assistant: Julie Jonas FAX 03 59 57 78 50 TEL 03 59 35 86 16 S. Ducasse - Inria 40, avenue Halley, Parc Scientifique de la Haute Borne, Bât.A, Park Plaza Villeneuve d'Ascq 59650 France

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Full-Time Academic Positions at the University of Chile
by Alexandre Bergel July 18, 2018

July 18, 2018

Dear all, We are hiring. Interested people can contact me directly. We also have postdoc positions. ========================================================================== Full-Time Academic Positions Department of Computer Science University of Chile Closing: Sept. 12, 2018 -= The Positions =- The Department of Computer Science (DCC) is offering two full-time permanent positions to carry out research and teaching, both undergraduate and graduate, starting on March 1, 2019 at the latest. As assistant professors in tenure-track positions, the candidates are expected to develop a strong and competitive research program. -= The Candidates=- Candidates should be pursuing internationally recognized research in one of these research areas: - Artificial intelligence - Software engineering - Security and privacy - Computer Systems Organization and Networks - Applied Computing (Physical Sciences and Engineering, or Life and Medical Sciences) - Human-centered Computing The successful candidates are expected to complement existing strengths of the Department activities. The candidates should hold a Ph.D. degree or be Ph.D. students who will obtain their degrees before starting the appointment. The candidates must have demonstrated excellence in research and scholarship within the field of interest. Successful candidates will be expected to: - move to Santiago, Chile (if currently living elsewhere) - establish and lead their own research team - deliver innovative research at the highest international standard - deliver high quality teaching - supervise undergraduate, master and PhD students - obtain competitive research funding from external funding bodies - write and speak English fluently - obtain a good command of Spanish within 1 year of appointment -= The Department of Computer Science (DCC) =- The DCC is the leading Computer Science Department in Chile, and one of the most active in Latin America. It pioneered the use of Unix and the adoption of the Internet in Chile. Today, it has 21 full-time professors, 8 of which came from Argentina, Uruguay, France, and Ireland. They carry out research at the highest level, publishing over 100 articles per year in international conferences and journals. The Department is responsible for teaching Computer Science, with about 200 undergraduates majoring Computer Science, 50 MSc and 40 PhD students. -= Salary =- Salary, paid in Chilean pesos, is about US$48,000 per year, after taxes, health insurance, and pension fund contribution. Further information can be requested to Prof. Jose A. Pino, jpino(a)dcc.uchile.cl <mailto:jpino@dcc.uchile.cl> -=Location =- The DCC is located in Santiago de Chile. Santiago is the capital and largest city in Chile, with a lively cultural scene and delectable cuisine. It is located at the foothills of the Andes, with over 300 days of sun per year, and both ski slopes and the Pacific coast at a 1-hour drive. Santiago is well-connected through direct flights to major hubs in both Europe and the USA. Chile is a country with a lot to offer especially to nature lovers, with over 4,300 km of seashore and mountains, filled with stunning landscapes and national parks stretching from Patagonia to the Atacama desert. ========================================================================== -- _,.;:~^~:;._,.;:~^~:;._,.;:~^~:;._,.;:~^~:;._,.;: Alexandre Bergel http://www.bergel.eu ^~:;._,.;:~^~:;._,.;:~^~:;._,.;:~^~:;._,.;:~^~:;.

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Hotels for ESUG 2018
by Giovanni Corriga July 14, 2018

July 14, 2018

Hi, here is a list of hotels within easy reach of the conference venue (either on foot, or by bus/taxi). The same list will appear on the conference website shortly. 4 stars **** Hotel Regina Margherita https://www.hotelreginamargherita.com/en/ Hotel Flora https://www.hotelfloracagliari.it/en/ T Hotel https://www.thotel.it/en/home.html 3 stars *** Hotel Italia https://www.hotelitaliacagliari.com/en Hotel 4 mori https://www.hotel4mori.it/en-gb Hotel Due Colonne http://www.hotel2colonne.it/ 2 stars ** Hotel La Terrazza http://www.laterrazzahotel.com/en/ There are also many bed & breakfasts and short let flats available on sites such as Booking.com or Airbnb Feel free to drop me a line if you need any help. Cheers, Giovanni

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How a short trip to Python-land taught me why Smalltalk is hard
by jtuchel＠objektfabrik.de July 12, 2018

July 12, 2018

I am not actually a Smalltalk newbie, but still find it sometomes hard to get into areas I've never touched before. For some stuff that was related mostly to problems with encoding and decoding between utf-8 and utf-85 on both Windows and Linux and strange differences between these platforms, I thought I'd use something that peopl "out there" use daily. I chose python. I had never written anything in Python before, but it was easy to stipple together a few working programs. It took me just a few hours to find out about Skyper and some important language constructs and stuff. It was a pleasant journey for two reasons: * No need to learn any tools. Just an editor and a command line and you're on yur journey * You find lots of documentation and examples on the web. It feels like VB in the days: type a few keywords into your web browser and copy the sources for a 70% solution of your problem Back when I was young and cared for whether my preferred language was popular or not, I would be depressed by the experience. Remember, I tried Python because things were hard in Smalltalk. So spot the message here... ;-) Joachim

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ESUG 2018 accomodation
by Christian Haider July 5, 2018

July 5, 2018

Hi Smalltalkers, I am planning my ESUG trip and wonder which hotel I should choose. Unfortunately, this time there is no list of accommodations on the conference page. Therefore I am asking you: Where are you staying? Which place would you recommend in Cagliari? Thanks and have a nice summer time, Christian

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[ANN] Smalltalk/X jv-branch 8.0.0
by Jan Vrany July 3, 2018

July 3, 2018

Hi there, after so long I'm finally happy to announce Smalltalk/X jv-branch 8.0.0. You may find it at: https://swing.fit.cvut.cz/download/smalltalkx/8.0.0/ This is mostly runtime (VM) stabilization and cleanup release, but also contains important improvements. You may find a list of most important changes at: https://swing.fit.cvut.cz/projects/stx-jv/wiki/WhatsNew-8.0.0 Best, Jan

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