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[ANN] Fuel version 1.5 released (bis)
by Martin Dias July 6, 2011

July 6, 2011

Hi. I am happy to announce the new release version 1.5. At the end of this message is the list of changes. Fuel is a binary serialization system for Smalltalk that provides extremely fast deserialization. More information on our home page<http://rmod.lille.inria.fr/web/pier/software/Fuel> . In next days we will update it. We have much more to show especially in benchmarks section. We have many ideas and new issues<http://code.google.com/p/fuel/issues/list>to keep working on Fuel. You can download this version in Pharo with: Gofer new squeaksource: 'Fuel'; package: 'ConfigurationOfFuel'; load. ((Smalltalk at: #ConfigurationOfFuel) project version: '1.5') load. Again, I have to thank ESUG for sponsoring me for Fuel development through the SummerTalk program. Changes: - Initialize instances after materialization implementing #fuelAfterMaterialization. - Ignore transient instance variables overriding #fuelIgnoredInstanceVariableNames. - Limit serialization progress bar to update at most once every 250 milliseconds. - Traits are serialized and materialized as a regular objects ( http://code.google.com/p/fuel/issues/detail?id=59) - Removed mappers system cache (Eliot). - Many new tests. - Benchmarks: compare Fuel against StOMP, SRP, SIXX, Magma, EsAndEm and Fuel with progress bar. - Benchmarks: new samples, scripts, and CSV exporter. - Benchmarks: measure serialization stream size. - Removed some redundant #fuelAccept:. - Several aesthetic changes in protocols, categories and comments. - Now #materialize answers the materialized root. - Removed special cluster for HashedCollection.Now #rehash is sended via #fuelAfterMaterialization. - MethodContext serialization does not serialize temps ( http://code.google.com/p/fuel/issues/detail?id=61) - Classes and Traits now serialize its environment (testCreateWithSmalltalkGlobalsEnvironment). - Fixed serialization of non-octet characters (testCharacter). - Fixed a bug serializing the system dictionary. FLWellKnownObjectsCluster handles it. (testSmalltalkGlobals). - Fixed a bug serializing class variables (testClassVariable). - Fixed a bug when serializing a collection with size greater than 1^16 with repeated elements inside. - Fixed testTwoCompiledMethodsReferencingSameClassVariable. - Optimization: instanceIndexes are directly created with the exact size (Henrik).

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Smalltalker looking for a job
by Stéphane Ducasse July 2, 2011

July 2, 2011

Hi guys One of my first Phd student in France, hani abdeen is looking for a Smalltalk job in France/Europe. He is a fast learner and hard worker. He participated to the moose reengineering platform. Feel free to contact him directly (and me if you want to get some information). Stef Hani Abdeen: hani.abdeen(a)gmail.com PhD Software Engineering -- INRIA Lille-Nord Europe -- 2009 -------------- A. Experiences -------------- 1) Apr.2010-Currently: Teacher of University - Lecture in Software Engineering -- IUST, Damas, Syrie > Courses: -Software Engineering - key words: UML; Object-Oriented; Development Process; Software Architecture; MagicDraw. -System Analysis and Design: UML; DFD; ERD; System Requirements; Requirements Analysis and Design; MagicDraw. -Web Programming: Web Technologies; Web Applications; Static and Dynamic; HTML; CSS; APS.Net. -Visual Programming: User Interfaces Design; Components-Events Oriented Programming; C#.Net. ............................................... 2) Feb.2008-Dec.2009: Junior Researcher at Rmod, INRIA Lille-Nord Europe -- Lille, France > Key words: Object-Oriented Software; Software Modularization; Software Quality. Software understanding; Visualizations; Metrics; Automatic Optimization of Software Structure. > Languages and Platforms: Smalltalk - Cincom Visualworks; Moose. ............................................... 3) Sep.2007-Jun.2008 ; Sep.2008-Jun.2009 ; Sep.2006-Jun.2007: Adjunct faculty teacher at University of Lille I -- USTL, Lille, France; and at University of Savoy -- Annecy, France > Courses: -Advanced Object-Oriented Design: Software Architecture; UML. -Web Technology: XML, HTML, CSS. -Object-Oriented Programming: Smalltalk; Tests. -Relational Data-Base: Sql. ............................................... ------------ B. Education ------------ Oct.2006-Nov.2009: PhD in Software Engineering -- Rmod, INRIA de Lille, USTL, France. The subject of my PhD thesis is mainly related to OO Software Understanding and Maintenance. Title: Analyzing, Assessing and re-Modularizing Architectural Elements of OO Applications. > Key words: Object-Oriented Software; Software Modularization; Software Quality. Software understanding; Visualizations; Metrics; Automatic Optimization of Software Structure. > Languages and Platforms: Smalltalk; Cincom Visualworks; Moose. ............................................... ------------------------- C. Recherche et Publications ------------------------- 1) Software Visualization: We have developed two visualizations, Package Blueprint et Package Fingerprint, that help in understanding and analyzing package structure, relationships and roles within a given OO software system. These visualizations have produced three papers published into two international conferences, ICSM'07 & CSMR'08, and into the IST-Elsevier journal. A fourth paper is currently submitted in the IEEE-TSE journal. 2) Optimization Algorithms: We developed an optimization algorithm based on Simulated Annealing approach that automatically optimize the package structure and relationships within a given OO software system. This work has produced a paper published in WCRE'09 conference. 3) Software Metrics: We have developed a set of metrics that assess the extent to which a given OO modularization follows the principles of good modularity. This work has produced a paper recently submitted to WCRE'2011 conference. -------------- B. References -------------- Prof. Stéphane Ducasse: RMod, INRIA Lille-Nord Europe -- stephane.ducasse(a)inria.fr Prof. Houari Sahraoui: DIRO, Universit√© de Montr√©al -- sahraoui(a)iro.umontreal.ca

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Smalltalk on Twitter
by Marcus Denker June 28, 2011

June 28, 2011

Hi, If you need a daily Smalltalk news, Twitter is a good source: esug: @esugsmalltalk http://twitter.com/#!/esugsmalltalk RSS: http://api.twitter.com/1/statuses/user_timeline.rss?screen_name=esugsmallta… there are more, e.g. @jarober @pharoproject @moosetechnology .... and *lots* of others. -- Marcus Denker -- http://www.marcusdenker.de INRIA Lille -- Nord Europe. Team RMoD.

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[ANN] Moose Suite 4.5
by Tudor Girba June 21, 2011

June 21, 2011

We are happy to announce the Moose Suite version 4.5: http://moosetechnology.org/download This is a minor release. What is new: • Important fixes in FAMIX to deal better with Java systems • Better EyeSee engine for scripting visual charts • Improved VerveineJ compatibility for Java parsing Have fun, The Moose Team http://moosetechnology.org

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[ANN] humane-assessment.com
by Tudor Girba June 20, 2011

June 20, 2011

Hi, I am happy to announce the new home for humane assessment: http://humane-assessment.com Humane assessment is a new software engineering method for making the assessment of software systems practical and manageable. This is made possible by the Moose analysis platform. The core idea is quite simple: build custom analysis tools to analyze the contextual complexity of your software systems so that you can make better decisions. By decisions I mean anything that has to do with the system: it can be technical (such as, is this concept well encapsulated?, or is my component used the right way?), or it can be broad and strategic (such as, should I refactor my system?). To make it practical we need to be able to craft tools (sometimes complex tools) fast. This is made feasible by Moose, and in turn, Moose achieves this because of Smalltalk. The method also covers process and organization-related problems. If you wish, humane assessment is the coat that can place Moose and Smalltalk within any development team. If you want to promote Smalltalk, perhaps you might want to use this path. I would be happy to provide more information, support and even materials. Cheers, Doru -- www.tudorgirba.com "The coherence of a trip is given by the clearness of the goal."

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About ESUG program
by Stéphane Ducasse June 18, 2011

June 18, 2011

Hi guys I will simply not consider in the program any talk that does not have sent me a title, abstract and bio. So please have a look at: http://www.esug.org/wiki/pier/Conferences/2011/Schedule-And-Talks/ - I'm updating the list with serge and next year the process will be totally changed because it cannot continue like that or I stop organizing the conference. Simple isn't. If you do not have 10 min for ESUG why should I spend days! By tuesday, you are out if we did not get your information. I'm sorry but I have something else to do than sending emails to get information. Pass the information around because I started to get really annoyed. Stef

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IWST 2011 Deadline extension
by Loic Lagadec June 15, 2011

June 15, 2011

Dear all, In response to the large number of requests from the community, the IWST 2011 deadline has been extended from Friday june 17 to monday April 27, 2011. Loïc Lagadec & Alain Plantec IWST 2011 Program chairs *** NEW SUBMISSION DEADLINE: June 27, 2011 *** IWST @ ESUG 2011 International Workshop on Smalltalk Technologies ACM In-Cooperation August 23th, 2011 Edinburgh, Scotland http://www.esug.org/Conferences/2011/International-Workshop-on-Smalltalk-Te… SUBMISSION DEADLINE : June 17, 2011 Authors of the best accepted papers will be invited to submit extended versions of their papers for publication in a special issue of 'Software: Practice and Experience' ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ESUG 2011 Smalltalk joint event IMPORTANT DATES * Submission deadline: June 27, 2011 EXTENDED * Notification deadline: July 15, 2011 GOALS AND SCOPE We are proud to invite submisssions to the International Workshop on Smalltalk Technologies which is held as part of the ESUG 2011 joint event at Edinburgh. The goals of the workshop is to create a forum around advances or experience in Smalltalk and to trigger discussions and exchanges of ideas. Participants are invited to submit short and not-so short research articles. We will not enforce any length restriction. However we expect papers of two kinds: * Short position papers describing emerging ideas. * Long research papers with deeper description of experiments and of research results. TOPICS We welcome contributions on all aspects, theoretical as well as practical, of Smalltalk related topics such as: * Aspect-oriented programming, * Meta-programming and Meta-modeling, * Frameworks, * Interaction with other languages, * Implementation, new dialects or languages implemented in Smalltalk, * Tools, * Design patterns, * Experience reports PUBLICATION Both submissions and final papers must be prepared using the ACM SIGPLAN 10 point format. Templates for Word and LaTeX are available at http://www.acm.org/sigs/sigplan/authorInformation.htm; this site also contains links to useful informations on how to write effective submissions. PROGRAM CHAIRS: * Loïc Lagadec (Labsticc, University of Brest, France) * Alain Plantec (Lisyc, University of Brest, France) PROGRAM COMMITTEE: * Gabriela Arevalo * Marcus Denker * Johan Fabry * Lukas Renggli * Hernan Wilkinson * Damien Cassou * Alexandre Bergel * Jordi Delgado * Johan Brichau

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Fwd: Smalltalk meeting in Frankfurt / Germany 16.6
by Marcus Denker June 15, 2011

June 15, 2011

Begin forwarded message: > Subject: Smalltalk meeting in Frankfurt / Germany 16.6 > > Hi, > > There will be a Smalltalk meeting in Frankfurt, Germany: > > https://www.xing.com/events/fsug-treffen-vortrag-frankfurt-schwalbach-do-16… > > > 16.06.2011 > > Location: > > > Cincom Systems > Am Kronberger Hang 4 > 65824 Schwalbach > Germany > > > Thomas Holzer will present how Smalltalk is used at HRWorks http://www.hrworks.de > > -- Marcus Denker -- http://www.marcusdenker.de INRIA Lille -- Nord Europe. Team RMoD.

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Job offer in Luxembourg
by Stéphane Ducasse June 14, 2011

June 14, 2011

Hi guys There is a job offer in Luxembourg. Please contact hayley directly. I hope that this will help you. Position: C++ Developer with Smalltalk Term: 3 Months extendable Location: Luxembourg Rate: Negotiable C++ Smalltalk Developer my client a leading banking institution is looking for a C++ Smalltalk Developer with good knowledge of SQL. You will be asked to help develop the technical design, coding, unit testing for a number of projects within the bank. This will be a long term contract. Stef

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Fwd: [Pharo-users] Smalltalk job in Luxembourg
by Stéphane Ducasse June 8, 2011

June 8, 2011

> From: TedvG <tedvga(a)gmail.com> > Date: June 8, 2011 2:26:16 PM GMT+02:00 > To: A friendly place where any question about pharo is welcome <pharo-users(a)lists.gforge.inria.fr> > Subject: [Pharo-users] Smalltalk job in Luxembourg > Reply-To: A friendly place where any question about pharo is welcome <pharo-users(a)lists.gforge.inria.fr> > > Hi > > "Sebastian Kistler" <sebastian(a)centum-recruitment.com> > is still looking for a Smalltalker with C++ knowledge as well > for a contract in Luxembourg > > Greetings > > Ted F.A. van Gaalen >

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