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Few thoughts about Google Summer of Code
by Dennis Schetinin Oct. 29, 2010

Oct. 29, 2010

… and observations …and questions … mostly inspired by GSoC Mentor Summit 1. Mentor Summit was a great event! I didn't expect it to be THIS :) Very pleasant …and very hard for me: so many people, language and culture shock :) Great experience for me personally. Thank ESUG for choosing and sending me there. 2. Bad news: Smalltalk is not popular. Well, it's not that new actually, we know it. But I didn't manage to fix it :) Seriously: actually, it looks like everybody knows Smalltalk (they know it existed I mean; few knows it still exists), but it is treated like a black and white movie. People say "wow! it's cool" and go to see Avatar. :( So developers don't take Smalltalk seriously. We (Smalltalkers) know it's a mistake. But we have to show that for others. And I found myself unable to do that there. I found language and, more likely, culture barrier is too big to overcome. I didn't manage to set up a two-way communication with others. So I listened mostly. 3. And I've heard many interesting ideas… apparently, organizational ideas mostly. I need some time to process them. So, for now I'll just outline some directions… 4. Did we summarize our GSoC results? I thought I've missed them, but apparently we didn't do it. At least I found only this page http://code.google.com/p/google-summer-of-code-2010-esug/downloads/list. I didn't care much before, but now I think it is very important to look closer at the projects we did within GSoC, understand where we succeeded; where we failed; did we benefit and could we get more; make some plans for the future... etc. 5. I think we should pay more attention to GSoC. It is very important for our small society. Of course, we can't be sure smalltalkers will be invited again next year. (One of the things I tried to understand at summit but still I don't: how does Google select mentor organizations?) But this work will be very helpful, useful, advantageous… what ever. 6. We should be more serious about monitoring and controlling our projects. Since money are involved here, we have a right to. That's money from Google, but still. I think it should be a bit different from the way free projects are evolved within Smalltalk society. Since we have such opportunity we have to benefit as much as we can. 7. Smalltalk gives me competitive advantages. For that matter I don't want to :) but now I understand even better: we have to promote Smalltalk. I know everybody knows that, but I still want to state it once again. And promoting is not only about advertising and praising. We should be more open. We should find a way to start some cooperative projects with other societies/languages. I don't know how to do it. And it's extremely hard for me as I believe in Smalltalk superiority :) But still we have if we don't want Smalltalk to die. In general, it looks like making Smalltalk more open should be our priority, and this is one of the few ways to enhance prestige of Smalltalk among developers. -- Dennis Schetinin

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Smalltalk is cool on Nabble :)
by Geert Claes Oct. 28, 2010

Oct. 28, 2010

http://forum.world.st/file/n3015547/SmalltalkIsCoolOnNabble.png -- View this message in context: http://forum.world.st/Smalltalk-is-cool-on-Nabble-tp3015547p3015547.html Sent from the ESUG mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

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All known ESUG Slides on Slideshare
by Marcus Denker Oct. 28, 2010

Oct. 28, 2010

Hello, All known ESUG Slides (all 254) are now on SlideShare: http://www.slideshare.net/esug/slideshows or as pdf in the ESUG Archive: http://esug.org/data/ Up to 2000, we do not have many slides... so if somone has slides especially from early years, please send them. Marcus -- Marcus Denker -- http://www.marcusdenker.de INRIA Lille -- Nord Europe. Team RMoD.

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Looking for real-world Magma application
by Igor Stasenko Oct. 21, 2010

Oct. 21, 2010

Hello all, sorry for cross-posting. :) I'd like to ask you, if anyone could share either an image or installation with application, which using Magma OODB. I'd like to use it & test how changing different aspects of Magma internals could affect the performance. There's many tricks, which is known by Chris how to speed it up by cleverly fine-tuning various Magma options, like read strategy etc. But what i'd like is to see, is some setup, used by people, and by taking it, see how it could make run faster, without changing an application code. I remember, someone gave a talk @ ESUG, that they were using Magma for their application, but then forced to switch to another DB layer, because they had bad performance issues. It would be good, if you could give me the code, so i can run it and see if things could be improved. Its not a problem, if code is not open-source, we could sign an NDA, if this is necessary. I need something real, simply because benchmarks sometimes not representative. :) -- Best regards, Igor Stasenko AKA sig.

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Call for Prosposals - Smalltalk Solutions Las Vegas 2011 - The Business Conference
by Georg Heeg Oct. 19, 2010

Oct. 19, 2010

Smalltalk Solutions is back! The last two years have seen many new developments in Smalltalk and in the software world in general. Interest in Smalltalk is growing, and it remains the best software technology for the innovations that will shape the future. Smalltalk Solutions is a forum where Smalltalk professionals, researchers, and enthusiasts can meet and share ideas and experiences. We are currently accepting proposals for talks involving Smalltalk technology and other areas of innovation in the software industry. We're looking forward to an excellent conference, and need your participation to maintain the high technical level of the conference! The conference will take place in Las Vegas, Nevada, March 13 - 16, 2011. Presentations may be in the form of * Technical Presentations * Experience Reports * Technology Demonstrations * Panel Discussions * Half-day Tutorials * Other interesting ideas ... Proposals should be submitted by email to <mailto:STS_Speakers@stic.st> STS_Speakers(a)stic.st and should include the following information: * Name * Contact Information * Type of Presentation * Title of Presentation * Brief Abstract * Short Biography of the Presenter(s) * Desired Length (45 minutes, 1.5 hrs, half-day) * Any constraints on date/time * Any other information of importance in evaluating the proposal Submissions should be received by November 30, 2010. Note that submissions with incomplete information may be rejected - particularly if bio or abstract information is missing. Presenters will qualify for a significantly discounted registration. This year that will be $200 US, or $160 US for STIC members. For announcements of the conference see www.stic.st and http://www.smalltalksolutions.com/. Georg Heeg STIC - Smalltalk Industry Council Executive Director Phone +49-3496-214328, Fax +49-3496-214712

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Video: Smalltalk For You
by Geert Claes Oct. 18, 2010

Oct. 18, 2010

I just added James Robertson's "Smalltalk For You" Vimeo Smalltalk tutorial video's on: http://www.world.st/video

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Re: [Esug-list] different smalltalk groups
by Geert Claes Oct. 18, 2010

Oct. 18, 2010

Yep, I did go through that list (and others) when I setup the Local User Groups at http://www.world.st/usergroups and I retained those that seemed to be still active. *From: *Mariano Martinez Peck <marianopeck(a)gmail.com> > *Date: *October 16, 2010 12:17:15 AM GMT+02:00 > *To: *ESUG Members <esug-list(a)lists.esug.org> > *Subject: **[Esug-list] different smalltalk groups* > > Hi...just surfing internet I found this link: > http://wiki.squeak.org/squeak/1288 > > maybe it is worth it trying to contact the groups still alive ? > > cheers > > mariano > >

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Independent Misinterpretations Episode 1
by Stéphane Ducasse Oct. 18, 2010

Oct. 18, 2010

Michael and I have launched a new podcast - "Independent Misinterpretations": http://www.jarober.com/blog/im.ssp The first episode is a conversation with Ernest Micklei about his soek.goodies.st site. MP3 Edition: http://www.jarober.com/blog/blogView?entry=3464803015 AAC Edition: http://www.jarober.com/blog/blogView?entry=3464803797 If you follow either link, you can also get the podcast in ogg vorbis format. To subscribe: MP3 - http://www.jarober.com/rss/blog_podcast.xml AAC - http://www.jarober.com/rss/blog_podcastAAC.xml Join us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_154069891295159 and vote us up on Podcast Alley - http://www.podcastalley.com/podcast_details.php?pod_id=105737 James Robertson http://www.jarober.com jarober(a)gmail.com

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different smalltalk groups
by Mariano Martinez Peck Oct. 18, 2010

Oct. 18, 2010

Hi...just surfing internet I found this link: http://wiki.squeak.org/squeak/1288 maybe it is worth it trying to contact the groups still alive ? cheers mariano

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James Robertson is looking for a job
by Stéphane Ducasse Oct. 17, 2010

Oct. 17, 2010

Hi guys James did an excellent job over the year to push smalltalk. He is now looking for a job and we are sure that he will find one. http://www.jarober.com/blog/blogView?showComments=true&printTitle=Need_a_Sm… Thanks james for your podcasts promoting Smalltalk. Stef

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