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Re: Obituary for Christian Haider

by Nowak, Helge

Christian and myself we had a not as intensive contact than you had. Yet our relationship went way beyond the usual business. I always saw in the first place Christian the human, Christian the true Smalltalker and Christian the reliable business partner came second. We will miss him. Helge Nowak Cincom Smalltalk Technical Account Manager [http://internal.cincom.com/signature/logo.png]<http://www.cincomsmalltalk.com/> Cincom Systems GmbH & Co. oHG Humboldtstraße 3 60318 Frankfurt am Main GERMANY office mobile website email +49 89 89 66 44 94 +49 172 74 00 402 https://www.cincomsmalltalk.com hnowak(a)cincom.com A standpoint is an intellectual horizon of radius zero. -- Albert Einstein Geschäftsführer/Managing Directors: Karl William Gilbank oHG mit Sitz/based in Frankfurt am Main (Amtsgericht Frankfurt am Main HRA 50297) Pers. haftender Gesellschafter/Partner liable to unlimited extent: Cincom Systems Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH (Amtsgericht Königstein/Ts. HRB 5069) --- CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT --- This e-mail transmission contains information that is intended to be privileged and confidential. It is intended only for the addressee named above. If you receive this e-mail in error, please do not read, copy or disseminate it in any manner. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this information is prohibited, please reply to the message immediately by informing the sender that the message was misdirected. After replying, please erase it from your computer system. Your assistance in correcting this error is appreciated. Von: peter(a)ursprung.ch <peter(a)ursprung.ch> Gesendet: Freitag, 11. April 2025 14:22 An: esug-list(a)lists.esug.org Betreff: [Esug-list] Obituary for Christian Haider CAUTION: This email originated from outside of Cincom's email system. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Thanks - If in doubt, contact the Helpdesk at helpdesk(a)cincom.com<mailto:helpdesk@cincom.com> or your local IT personnel. Sie erhalten nicht häufig E-Mails von peter(a)ursprung.ch<mailto:peter@ursprung.ch>. Erfahren Sie, warum dies wichtig ist<https://protect.checkpoint.com/v2/r01/___https:/aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIden…> It is with deep sadness that we bid farewell to Christian Haider - developer, forward thinker and Smalltalk enthusiast- who passed away on April 7, 2025 at the age of 64. https://www.a3aan.st/esug2015/index.php/view/21/03+Tuesday/IMG_5387.jpg Christian was much more than just a programmer. For him, Smalltalk was not just a language - it was a tool for thinking, understanding and creating. His love of object orientation was not a technical whim, but an expression of his desire to find elegant and understandable solutions for complex situations. After studying computer science at the TU Berlin, Christian got a grant from the University of Tokyo to work on programming the game GO. In Japan he met his Canadian wife, Libby. Back in Germany, he contributed to software development at Deutsche Bahn before founding Smalltalked Visuals GmbH in 2002. His best-known project: smallCharts - an impressive example of what is possible with Smalltalk. Precise, well thought-out, sustainable - all components of his style. smallCharts was a graphics tool developed by Christian which created premium financial performance charts for the financial print media. In the last 10 years of his life in Lübeck, Christian became more and more interested in simplifying existing digital information for the common good through transparency, open data and comprehensive visualizations. PDFtalk, CoVid-19 charts and the budget data portal unsere-gelder.de, all developed to explain and simplify and improve the world using Smalltalk. Those who knew him remember his clarity, his passion and the conviction that code was only ‘good’ when it functioned and looked great. Since the beginning of the coronavirus era, we had been meeting regularly in a small online group. These meetings - originally born out of the situation - quickly became a fixed anchor point where we exchanged technical ideas and personal matters. Through these conversations we really got to know Christian: as an attentive listener, clever thinker and warm-hearted person. It was particularly impressive that Christian also supervised and trained two apprentices during this time - with the same patience, passion and care that characterized him as a person and developer. His presence in our group enriched us - and we will miss him very much. Christian so enjoyed being part of our community - keep sharing! And with every object, with every clean method, we send him a silent greeting: Thank you, Christian Marten Feldtman, Thomas Brodt, Peter Ursprung, Joachim Tuchel, Michal Balda, Stephan Eggermont, Sabine Manaa

April 11, 2025

Re: Obituary for Christian Haider

by stephane ducasse

Thanks peter for sharing with us this super sad news. I’m shocked. If someone of the group wants to present a little presentation at ESUG on what Christian did as a tribute please propose something may be on PDFTalk and values. A couple of years ago I tried to help porting it to Pharo and got distracted. S > On 11 Apr 2025, at 14:21, peter(a)ursprung.ch wrote: > > It is with deep sadness that we bid farewell to Christian Haider - developer, forward thinker and Smalltalk enthusiast- who passed away on April 7, 2025 at the age of 64. > > https://www.a3aan.st/esug2015/index.php/view/21/03+Tuesday/IMG_5387.jpg > > Christian was much more than just a programmer. For him, Smalltalk was not just a language - it was a tool for thinking, understanding and creating. His love of object orientation was not a technical whim, but an expression of his desire to find elegant and understandable solutions for complex situations. > > After studying computer science at the TU Berlin, Christian got a grant from the University of Tokyo to work on programming the game GO. In Japan he met his Canadian wife, Libby. > > Back in Germany, he contributed to software development at Deutsche Bahn before founding Smalltalked Visuals GmbH in 2002. > > His best-known project: smallCharts - an impressive example of what is possible with Smalltalk. Precise, well thought-out, sustainable - all components of his style. smallCharts was a graphics tool developed by Christian which created premium financial performance charts for the financial print media. > > In the last 10 years of his life in Lübeck, Christian became more and more interested in simplifying existing digital information for the common good through transparency, open data and comprehensive visualizations. PDFtalk, CoVid-19 charts and the budget data portal unsere-gelder.de, all developed to explain and simplify and improve the world using Smalltalk. > > Those who knew him remember his clarity, his passion and the conviction that code was only ‘good’ when it functioned and looked great. > > Since the beginning of the coronavirus era, we had been meeting regularly in a small online group. These meetings - originally born out of the situation - quickly became a fixed anchor point where we exchanged technical ideas and personal matters. Through these conversations we really got to know Christian: as an attentive listener, clever thinker and warm-hearted person. > > It was particularly impressive that Christian also supervised and trained two apprentices during this time - with the same patience, passion and care that characterized him as a person and developer. His presence in our group enriched us - and we will miss him very much. > > Christian so enjoyed being part of our community - keep sharing! > > And with every object, with every clean method, we send him a silent greeting: Thank you, Christian > > Marten Feldtman, Thomas Brodt, Peter Ursprung, Joachim Tuchel, Michal Balda, Stephan Eggermont, Sabine Manaa > > _______________________________________________ > Esug-list mailing list -- esug-list(a)lists.esug.org > To unsubscribe send an email to esug-list-leave(a)lists.esug.org Stéphane Ducasse http://stephane.ducasse.free.fr 06 30 93 66 73 "If you knew today was your last day on earth, what would you do differently? ....ESPECIALLY if, by doing something different, today might not be your last day on earth.” Calvin & Hobbes

April 11, 2025

Re: Obituary for Christian Haider

by Bruce Badger

Beautifully written. Spot on. RIP Christian Sent from my phone. Please forgive brevity and typos. On Fri, Apr 11, 2025, 13:22 <peter(a)ursprung.ch> wrote: > It is with deep sadness that we bid farewell to Christian Haider - *developer, > forward thinker and Smalltalk enthusiast*- who passed away on April 7, > 2025 at the age of 64. > > https://www.a3aan.st/esug2015/index.php/view/21/03+Tuesday/IMG_5387.jpg > > Christian was much more than just a programmer. For him, *Smalltalk *was > not just a language - it was a tool for thinking, understanding and > creating. His love of object orientation was not a technical whim, but an > expression of his desire to find *elegant and understandable solutions > for complex situations.* > > After studying computer science at the TU Berlin, Christian got a grant > from the University of Tokyo to work on programming the game *GO.* In > Japan he met his Canadian wife, Libby. > > Back in Germany, he contributed to software development at Deutsche Bahn > before founding *Smalltalked Visuals GmbH* in 2002. > > His best-known project: *smallCharts* - an impressive example of what is > possible with *Smalltalk*. Precise, well thought-out, sustainable - all > components of his style. *smallCharts* was a graphics tool developed by > Christian which created *premium financial performance charts* for the > financial print media. > > In the last 10 years of his life in Lübeck, Christian became more and more > interested in simplifying existing digital information for the common good > through transparency, open data and comprehensive visualizations. > *PDFtalk*, *CoVid-19* charts and the budget data portal *unsere-gelder.de > <http://unsere-gelder.de>*, all developed to explain and simplify and > improve the world using *Smalltalk*. > > Those who knew him remember his clarity, his passion and the conviction > that code was only ‘good’ when it functioned and looked great. > > Since the beginning of the coronavirus era, we had been meeting regularly > in a small online group. These meetings - originally born out of the > situation - quickly became a fixed anchor point where we exchanged > technical ideas and personal matters. Through these conversations we really > got to know Christian: as an attentive listener, clever thinker and > warm-hearted person. > > It was particularly impressive that Christian also supervised and trained > two apprentices during this time - with the same patience, passion and care > that characterized him as a person and developer. His presence in our group > enriched us - and we will miss him very much. > > Christian so enjoyed being part of our community - keep sharing! > > And with every object, with every clean method, we send him a silent > greeting: Thank you, Christian > > Marten Feldtman, Thomas Brodt, Peter Ursprung, Joachim Tuchel, Michal > Balda, Stephan Eggermont, Sabine Manaa > > _______________________________________________ > Esug-list mailing list -- esug-list(a)lists.esug.org > To unsubscribe send an email to esug-list-leave(a)lists.esug.org >

April 11, 2025

Obituary for Christian Haider

by peter＠ursprung.ch

April 11, 2025

Survey: Identifying and Fixing Undesirable Behaviors Across Software Versions

by Remi Dufloer

Hello, As part of my PhD at the University of Lille, I am currently conducting a study on how developers handle certain bug scenarios. The goal is to better understand current practices, the tools used, and developers' needs regarding debugging in a specific scenario. Link to the questionnaire: [ https://sondages.inria.fr/index.php/566958?lang=en | https://sondages.inria.fr/index.php/566958?lang=en ] Your participation in this short questionnaire (5 - 10 minutes) would greatly help us analyze existing methods and identify potential gaps in the available solutions. This survey will be open for 6 weeks (Until May 15th, 2025) . The responses will be analyzed and included in a scientific publication. The results will be available [ https://remidufloer.github.io/Dufloer.github.io/survey.html | here ] . If you can, please feel free to share this questionnaire with other developers who might be interested. Every response counts and will contribute to a better understanding of the community's practices! A big thank you for your help and time. Best regards, Rémi Dufloer PhD Student, University of Lille ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ Bonjour , Dans le cadre de ma thèse à l’Université de Lille, je mène actuellement une étude sur la manière dont les développeurs gèrent certains scénarios de bugs. L’objectif est de mieux comprendre les pratiques actuelles, les outils utilisés et les besoins des développeurs en matière de debugging sur un scénario précis. Voici le lien du questionnaire : [ https://sondages.inria.fr/index.php/566958?lang=en | https://sondages.inria.fr/index.php/566958?lang=en ] Votre participation à ce court questionnaire (5 - 10 minutes) nous aiderait énormément à analyser les méthodes existantes et à identifier les éventuelles lacunes dans les solutions disponibles. Ce survey est ouvert durant 6 semaines (fermeture le 15 mai 2025 ). Les réponses obtenues seront analysées et feront l'objet d'une publication scientifique. Les résultats seront publiés [ https://remidufloer.github.io/Dufloer.github.io/survey.html | ici ] . Si vous le pouvez, n’hésitez pas à partager ce questionnaire avec d’autres développeurs susceptibles d’être intéressés. Chaque réponse compte et contribuera à une meilleure compréhension des pratiques de la communauté ! Un grand merci pour votre aide et votre temps. Bien cordialement, Dufloer Rémi Doctorant, Université de Lille

April 2, 2025