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UKSTUG Meeting: Koen De Hondt - Behaviour-Driven Development with Hera - 24 June 2026

by UK Smalltalk

At ESUG 2025, Hera ( https://github.com/koendehondt/hera-for-pharo ) was introduced as a BDD framework bringing full Gherkin expressiveness to Pharo. Since then, Hera has evolved significantly — both as a framework and as a tool adopted in real-world industrial settings. After a brief introduction to Gherkin ( https://cucumber.io/docs/gherkin/reference ) for writing given-when-then scenarios, various aspects of Hera will be highlighted. A functional overview will set the scene, followed by a dive into the code to show how Hera maps Gherkin features and scenarios to Smalltalk classes and methods. During a live demo, example Gherkin scenarios for a simple Pharo Spec application will be written to explain the full scenario development cycle. Koen De Hondt ( https://be.linkedin.com/in/koendehondt ) has used Smalltalk since 1988, first as a student, then as an academic researcher, and then in industry. He holds a PhD in computer science from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (1998). In the nineties and a few years after the turn of the century, he was one of the driving forces behind the Belgian Smalltalk User Group (BSUG). In that time frame, he presented at ESUG conferences several times. In 2003, he left the Smalltalk community for other adventures. In 2023, he returned to the Smalltalk scene and started all: objects all: theTime ( https://all-objects-all-the-time.st/ ). He has been an active contributor to Pharo ever since. Software development tools are his main interest. He is the main author of the book “Application Building with Spec 2.0” ( https://books.pharo.org/BuildingApplicationsWithSpec/ ). This will be an online meeting. If you'd like to join us, please sign up in advance on the meeting's Meetup page ( https://www.meetup.com/ukstug/events/313860369/ ) to receive the meeting details.

June 18, 2026

Re: Special Issue on Smalltalk Technologies in COLA Journal, deadline EXTENDED to 30.7.

by Gordana Rakic

Dear Everyone, We are happy to share that we've got an extension until 30.7. Hopefully this will help to those preparing the paper and motivate more of you to think of a submission... Let us remind you that you don't have to wait for deadline if you are ready, as the submissions are processed as soon as they arrive. See you soon in Plovdiv! G&G On 6/10/26 14:11, Gordana Rakic via Esug-list wrote: > Dear community, > > As you all know, we are preparing a Special Issue on Smalltalk > Technologies in COLA > Journal, https://www.sciencedirect.com/special-issue/331473/smalltalk-technologies > . > > As the submission deadline is approaching, we started negotiating an > extension with Editorial team. > > It would be very useful if we would know who is preparing a > submission, and if it expected to be ready by 15th of June or you need > some extension (and how many days). > > Could you please contact us regarding this as soon as possible. > > Thanks in advance! > > Gordana and Guille > >

June 15, 2026

Re: Special Issue on Smalltalk Technologies in COLA Journal, deadline is approaching (15.6.)

by Guillermo Polito

Hi Tobias, My understanding is that the paper would not be in open access. I don’t believe that IWST has the budget to pay for those fees either... Anyways, we will contact the journal and see if there is a third option we can find. Cheers, G > Le 10 juin 2026 à 4:43 PM, Pape, Tobias via Esug-list <esug-list(a)lists.esug.org> a écrit : > > Hi Gordana and Guille > > > >> On 10. Jun 2026, at 14:11, Gordana Rakic via Esug-list <esug-list(a)lists.esug.org> wrote: >> >> Dear community, >> >> As you all know, we are preparing a Special Issue on Smalltalk Technologies in COLA Journal, https://www.sciencedirect.com/special-issue/331473/smalltalk-technologies . >> >> As the submission deadline is approaching, we started negotiating an extension with Editorial team. >> >> It would be very useful if we would know who is preparing a submission, and if it expected to be ready by 15th of June or you need some extension (and how many days). >> >> Could you please contact us regarding this as soon as possible. > > Just a question: What is the Open Access policy for that Special Issue? > I fail to find that information, other than the Genreal Elsevier > Open Access policy, where they want an APC of 2940 Dollar. > > Surely, such ludicrous fees are not in scope for the Special Issue? > > Best regards > -Tobias > >> >> Thanks in advance! >> >> Gordana and Guille

June 11, 2026

ESUG 2026 Attendees | Tech Awards

by Noury Bouraqadi

Hi Fellow Smalltalkers, Are you attending ESUG 2026 in Plovdiv? Time to submit your project to the Tech Awards https://esug.org/2026-Conference/callForAwards.html It's a great opportunity to share work, get feedback, and why not win a prize. See you in Plovdiv, Noury Bouraqadi

June 10, 2026

Re: Special Issue on Smalltalk Technologies in COLA Journal, deadline is approaching (15.6.)

by Pape, Tobias

Hi Gordana and Guille > On 10. Jun 2026, at 14:11, Gordana Rakic via Esug-list <esug-list(a)lists.esug.org> wrote: > > Dear community, > > As you all know, we are preparing a Special Issue on Smalltalk Technologies in COLA Journal, https://www.sciencedirect.com/special-issue/331473/smalltalk-technologies . > > As the submission deadline is approaching, we started negotiating an extension with Editorial team. > > It would be very useful if we would know who is preparing a submission, and if it expected to be ready by 15th of June or you need some extension (and how many days). > > Could you please contact us regarding this as soon as possible. Just a question: What is the Open Access policy for that Special Issue? I fail to find that information, other than the Genreal Elsevier Open Access policy, where they want an APC of 2940 Dollar. Surely, such ludicrous fees are not in scope for the Special Issue? Best regards -Tobias > > Thanks in advance! > > Gordana and Guille > >

June 10, 2026

Special Issue on Smalltalk Technologies in COLA Journal, deadline is approaching (15.6.)

by Gordana Rakic

Dear community, As you all know, we are preparing a Special Issue on Smalltalk Technologies in COLA Journal, https://www.sciencedirect.com/special-issue/331473/smalltalk-technologies . As the submission deadline is approaching, we started negotiating an extension with Editorial team. It would be very useful if we would know who is preparing a submission, and if it expected to be ready by 15th of June or you need some extension (and how many days). Could you please contact us regarding this as soon as possible. Thanks in advance! Gordana and Guille

June 10, 2026