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Guidance for an experienced smalltalker
by mani kartha June 8, 2014

June 8, 2014

Hi, First of all, this is not a technical doubt in the sense that it is not related to a code snippet, class or an IDE. But I think my doubt can be cleared only by experienced professionals in smalltalk. I am a smalltalker with 9.5 years of software development experience (fully in smalltalk). I prefer to work in the technical side of software projects rather than the managerial side. But now I find it difficult to get job opportunities as even Senior Software Engineer job requirements find me as over experienced. I suppose some of you are managers/employers and can tell me, what do an employer/manager expect from an engineer with <10 years experience 1) designing,coding and debugging skills ? 2) domain knowledge? 3) soft skills like ability to communicate with team/client? 4) skills like other programming languages/tools? 5) work permit in US/Europe (since I am in India) or something other? I have 5-6 similarly experienced(VWST,Squeak,Pharo) friends with me and will it be easier to find work as a team ? How can a team without a proven expertise (only those who had worked with us know about us) get a software contract? Do we require mentor ? Do we need to have a business Development Manager ? I am not asking for shortcuts but for a proper direction to proceed. May be it will be easy to get some small software contracts by switching to other languages but we wanted to stick on to smalltalk as we all believe in the strength of smalltalk What i wanted to know is, whether it is possible to grow together as a team with smalltalk skills, otherwise we will have to switch to other technologies or try to grow individually. Thanks in advance Mani S Kartha

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Celebration of Life for James Robertson - a message from Jim's wife and daughter
by Fortman, Suzanne June 7, 2014

June 7, 2014

Jim's wife and daughter would like to plan a celebration of life for Jim. Tori just posted a message on Jim's FaceBook page. If you don't have access to FB, but would like to reply, please send a message to me and I will forward it to the family immediately. Suzanne ****** Message from Tori and Jackie ****** Hi, everyone. This is Tori<https://www.facebook.com/torirob>. My mom, Jackie<https://www.facebook.com/jackie.robertson.33>, and I are planning the memorial service for my father. We are currently thinking the 9th of August is best, but we are open to exploring another date later. We want to know what would be best for the most people to attend. Please comment your availability (dates/times/etc) and any other suggestions. You can also message me for more information on my profile. ***************** Suzanne M. Fortman Cincom Systems, Inc. Smalltalk Program Director Manager, Cincom Smalltalk Engineering office: 949-722-8928 mobile: 949-933-0055 [CincomLogo05Blue-lg (2)] This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you are not the intended recipient or the person responsible for delivering to the intended recipient, please be advised that it has been sent in error and therefore any use is strictly prohibited.

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Smalltalker wanted ! Job opening for Cincom ChannelStream
by Schickel, Yvonne June 4, 2014

June 4, 2014

We're hiring! Cincom is looking for an experienced Smalltalker, a SOFTWARE ENGINEER. Our new colleague shall strengthen the development team for our document output product Cincom ChannelStream (developed in Smalltalk). Applications are accepted until the position is filled. · English: http://documentoutput.cincom.com/software-engineer-cincom-channelstream/ · French: http://documentoutput.cincom.fr/2014/06/opportunite-software-engineer-cinco… Regards Yvonne ******************************************** Yvonne Schickel Marketing Manager Cincom ChannelStream Cincom Systems GmbH & Co. oHG Tel.: +49 6196 9003-0 E-Mail: yschickel(a)cincom.com<mailto:yschickel@cincom.com> http://DocumentOutput.cincom.com<http://documentoutput.cincom.com/> http://DocumentOutput.cincom.fr Connect with us! RSS: http://documentoutput.cincom.com/feed/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChannelStream LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/cincom-systems Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CincomSystems [cid:image003.jpg@01CF801D.1E426B70] Geschäftsführer/Managing Directors: Thomas M. Nies, Gerald L. Shawhan oHG mit Sitz/based in Schwalbach/Ts. (Amtsgericht Königstein/Ts. HRA 2653) Pers. haftender Gesellschafter/Partner liable to unlimited extent: Cincom Systems Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH (Amtsgericht Königstein/Ts. HRB 5069) ********************************************

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Do not forget to register for ESUG 2014
by Stéphane Ducasse June 4, 2014

June 4, 2014

Dear Friends do not forget to register to ESUG 2014 https://registration.esug.org for the hotel you can get an hotel managed by ESUG http://www.esug.org/wiki/pier/Conferences/2014/Hotels or an hotel (we proposed a list at the end of the page). Stef

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[IMPORTANT] Accommodation booking @ ESUG'14
by Luc Fabresse May 30, 2014

May 30, 2014

Hi all, This year, ESUG'14 will be held at Cambridge and the local organizers (special thanks to David Chisnall) have pre-booked rooms at the Trinity Hall College (http://www.trinhall.cam.ac.uk/conferences/accommodation/) Going from the accommodation to the conference place is 15-20 minutes by walking and 5 minutes on a bike. If you want a room there, you *must* book it through ESUG before *15th of June*. We are very sorry for short delays but we must have a clear vision on the numbers very soon. Infos here: http://www.esug.org/wiki/pier/Conferences/2014/Hotels There are 2 kinds of rooms: those with shared bathroom (55EUR/night) and the en-suite rooms (92/night). Please book your room (if needed) by sending a mail to %2Aaccommodation-esug14(a)esug.org <accommodation-esug14(a)esug.org>* using the template below. You will then receive an invoice. ----- MAIL TEMPLATE for ACCOMMODATION BOOKING ----- - Name of the attendee: John Doe - Shared-bathroom (55EUR/night) or en-suite room (92EUR/night): en-suite - Breakfast (15EUR/night): yes - Arrival date: 17th - Departure date: 22nd - I also want to book a bike for all the week (30 EUR): no - I will pay by credit card/paypal or bank transfer: paypal (infos will be on the invoice) ---------------------------------------------------- Best, Luc

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App contest: CloudShoppie - server side with Pharo & seaside, Please Vote
by mani kartha May 30, 2014

May 30, 2014

Hi All http://letsbuildkaec.challengepost.com/submissions/23789-cloud-shoppie This is an iOS/Android application with server developed in Pharo Smalltalk(Seaside-REST) which our company Signos Software Solutions have created for an application development contest. There is a video explaining the application and a link to vote for the application. Please support us by voting for the app if you like the application profile. We are a start up with a team of 8 smalltalkers and would greatly appreciate your support and feedback. Thanks In Advance. Mani

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[ESUG 2014] Student Volunteer Program - Cambridge, England 18-22 August
by Damien Cassou May 23, 2014

May 23, 2014

Student Volunteer Program ------------------------------------------------------------------------ If you are a student wanting to attend ESUG at Cambridge this summer, have you considered being a student volunteer? Student volunteers help keep the conference running smoothly; in return, they have free accommodations, while still having time to enjoy the conference. More information at http://www.esug.org/Conferences/2014 http://www.esug.org/Conferences/2014/StudentVolunteers -- Damien Cassou http://damiencassou.seasidehosting.st "Success is the ability to go from one failure to another without losing enthusiasm." Winston Churchill

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Open position for a Permanent Assistant Professor in Computer Science and Robotics
by Noury Bouraqadi May 22, 2014

May 22, 2014

Hi, We're hiring an associate professor who will work on computer science and robots, and we'd really like to have yet another Smalltalker join the team :-) Applicants should be citizens of the EU (few exceptions are possible such as Switzerland). Dead-line for applications : 23rd of June Application form can be requested from Mrs. Catouillard: +33 (0)3.27.71.25.36 ‐ daniele.catouillard(a)mines%E2%80%90douai.fr More info at: http://car.mines-douai.fr/2014/05/open-permanent-position/ Best, Noury -- http://twitter.com/#!/NouryBouraqadi http://car.mines-douai.fr/noury

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[ANN] MOOSEDAY@UPMC 2014
by Serge Stinckwich May 22, 2014

May 22, 2014

Dear Smalltalkers, we are organizing June 5th and 6th 2014, a MOOSEDAY event in Paris. The on-going program is available here: http://www.doesnotunderstand.org/MOOSEDayUPMC/ MOOSE is a agile software analysis platform written in Pharo Smalltalk. Some talks about MOOSE and ROASSAL are planned in the morning. Afternoon, we will have hands-on and MOOSE/Pharo hacking sessions. More explanations about MOOSE on Tudor Girba's blog: - http://www.humane-assessment.com/blog/communicating-changes-in-pharo-3-0 - http://www.humane-assessment.com/blog/moose-custom-analyses-made-easy/ Registrations are free (including lunches) but you have to register on the website ! We are looking for people (academics/companies) what have some real code analysis (or visualization) problem who are willing to do some short hands-on studies with the MOOSE platform experts. - MOOSE : http://www.moosetechnology.org/ - Pharo : http://www.pharo.org/ Thank you ObjectProfile and ESUG (European Smalltalk User Group) to sponsor this event - http://www.objectprofile.com/ - http://www.esug.org/ Best regards, -- Serge Stinckwich UCBN & UMI UMMISCO 209 (IRD/UPMC) Every DSL ends up being Smalltalk http://www.doesnotunderstand.org/

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[REMINDER] CFP - IWST 2014 - Deadline June, 15
by jannik laval May 21, 2014

May 21, 2014

[Please accept our apologies if you receive multiple copies of this call] [Please send to interested colleagues / mailing-lists] ************************************************************************************************************ CALL FOR PAPERS IWST14 — International Workshop on Smalltalk Technologies Cambridge, England; August 19, 2014 http://www.esug.org/Conferences/2014/IWST14 ************************************************************************************************************ ------------------- Goals and scopes ------------------- The goals of the workshop is to create a forum around advances or experience in Smalltalk and to trigger discussions and exchanges of ideas. The topics of your paper can be on all aspect of Smalltalk, theoretical as well as practical. Participants are invited to submit research articles or industrial papers. This year we want to open two different tracks: one research track and one industrial track with less scientific constraints. We expect papers of three kinds: Short position papers describing emerging ideas Long research papers with deeper description of experiments and of research results. Industrial papers with presentation of real and innovative Smalltalk applications; this kind of paper should enlighten why Smalltalk is really appropriate for your application. We will not enforce any length restriction. -------------------- Important Dates -------------------- Submission deadline: June 15, 2014 Notification deadline: July 15, 2014 Workshop : August 19, 2014 All accepted papers will be published in ACM DL (To be confirmed) ------------------- Topics ------------------- We welcome contributions on all aspects, theoretical as well as practical, of Smalltalk related topics such as: Aspect-oriented programming, Design patterns, Experience reports, Frameworks, Implementation, new dialects or languages implemented in Smalltalk, Interaction with other languages, Meta-programming and Meta-modeling, Tools ------------------- Best Paper Award ------------------- To encourage the submission of high-quality papers, the IWST organizing committee is very proud to announce a Best Paper Award for this edition of IWST. We thank Lam Research Corporation for its financial contribution that makes it possible a price for the three best papers: 1000 USD for first place, 600 USD for second place and 400 USD for third place. The ranking will be decided by the program committee during the review process. The awards will be given during the ESUG conference social event. The Best Paper Award will take place only with a minimum of six submissions. Notice also that to be illegible, a paper must be presented at the workshop by one of the author and that the presenting author must be registered at the ESUG conference. ------------------- 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. ------------------- Submission ------------------- All submissions must be sent via easychair: https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=iwst2014 ------------------- Program chairs ------------------- Alain Plantec (UMR 6265 Lab-STICC, University of Brest, France) Jannik Laval (Ecole des Mines de Douai, France) -- ~~Jannik Laval~~ École des Mines de Douai Enseignant-chercheur http://www.jannik-laval.eu http://www.phratch.com http://car.mines-douai.fr/

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