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UK Smalltalk User Group meeting - Monday, March 27th

by Giovanni Corriga

The next meeting of the UK Smalltalk User Group Meeting will be on Monday, March 27th. We'll meet at our usual venue The Counting House ( http://www.the-counting-house.com/) at 7pm. If you'd like to join us, you can just show up at the pub. You can also sign up in advance at the meeting's Meetup page: https://www.meetup.com/UKSTUG/events/236496721/ <https://www.meetup.com/UKSTUG/events/236496720/> . See you there!

March 22, 2017

Re: [Esug-list] journey

by denker

Ah, found it in the archive. I will remove the address. Marcus > On 20 Mar 2017, at 15:29, denker <marcus.denker(a)inria.fr> wrote: > > I did not get this message. Can you send me (privately) the full header? > >> On 20 Mar 2017, at 15:24, Magnus Schwarz <magnus(a)heeg.de <mailto:magnus@heeg.de>> wrote: >> >> What kind of messages are these? Should the sender get removed from the list? >> >> Am 17.03.2017 um 23:15 schrieb Pharo Development: >>> Dear friend! >>> >>> We've decided to travel the world and wanted to show you our route, what do you think about it? Here is the link open message <http://actual.highcountrycultivations.com/7978> >>> >>> Yours truly, Pharo Development >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Esug-list mailing list >>> Esug-list(a)lists.esug.org <mailto:Esug-list@lists.esug.org> >>> http://lists.esug.org/mailman/listinfo/esug-list_lists.esug.org <http://lists.esug.org/mailman/listinfo/esug-list_lists.esug.org> >> >> -- >> Magnus Schwarz * certified Scrum Master / Smalltalk architect * mailto:magnus.schwarz@heeg.de <mailto:magnus.schwarz@heeg.de> >> phone:+49 231 97599-0 * fax:+49 231 97599-20 >> Georg Heeg eK Dortmund >> Handelsregister: Amtsgericht Dortmund A 12812 >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK via http://www.heeg.de/~magnus <http://www.heeg.de/~magnus> >> _______________________________________________ >> Esug-list mailing list >> Esug-list(a)lists.esug.org <mailto:Esug-list@lists.esug.org> >> http://lists.esug.org/mailman/listinfo/esug-list_lists.esug.org <http://lists.esug.org/mailman/listinfo/esug-list_lists.esug.org> >

March 20, 2017

Re: [Esug-list] journey

by denker

I did not get this message. Can you send me (privately) the full header? > On 20 Mar 2017, at 15:24, Magnus Schwarz <magnus(a)heeg.de> wrote: > > What kind of messages are these? Should the sender get removed from the list? > > Am 17.03.2017 um 23:15 schrieb Pharo Development: >> Dear friend! >> >> We've decided to travel the world and wanted to show you our route, what do you think about it? Here is the link open message <http://actual.highcountrycultivations.com/7978> >> >> Yours truly, Pharo Development >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Esug-list mailing list >> Esug-list(a)lists.esug.org <mailto:Esug-list@lists.esug.org> >> http://lists.esug.org/mailman/listinfo/esug-list_lists.esug.org <http://lists.esug.org/mailman/listinfo/esug-list_lists.esug.org> > > -- > Magnus Schwarz * certified Scrum Master / Smalltalk architect * mailto:magnus.schwarz@heeg.de <mailto:magnus.schwarz@heeg.de> > phone:+49 231 97599-0 * fax:+49 231 97599-20 > Georg Heeg eK Dortmund > Handelsregister: Amtsgericht Dortmund A 12812 > --------------------------------------------------- > PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK via http://www.heeg.de/~magnus <http://www.heeg.de/~magnus> > _______________________________________________ > Esug-list mailing list > Esug-list(a)lists.esug.org <mailto:Esug-list@lists.esug.org> > http://lists.esug.org/mailman/listinfo/esug-list_lists.esug.org <http://lists.esug.org/mailman/listinfo/esug-list_lists.esug.org>

March 20, 2017

Re: [Esug-list] journey

by Magnus Schwarz

What kind of messages are these? Should the sender get removed from the list? Am 17.03.2017 um 23:15 schrieb Pharo Development: > > Dear friend! > > > > We've decided to travel the world and wanted to show you our route, > what do you think about it? Here is the link open message > <http://actual.highcountrycultivations.com/7978> > > > > Yours truly, Pharo Development > > > > _______________________________________________ > Esug-list mailing list > Esug-list(a)lists.esug.org > http://lists.esug.org/mailman/listinfo/esug-list_lists.esug.org -- Magnus Schwarz * certified Scrum Master / Smalltalk architect * mailto:magnus.schwarz@heeg.de phone:+49 231 97599-0 * fax:+49 231 97599-20 Georg Heeg eK Dortmund Handelsregister: Amtsgericht Dortmund A 12812 --------------------------------------------------- PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK via http://www.heeg.de/~magnus

March 20, 2017

25rd International Smalltalk Joint Conference - Call for Contributions

by Stéphane Ducasse

25rd International Smalltalk Joint Conference - Call for Contributions Maribor, Slovenia from 4-8 September 2017 http://www.esug.org/Conferences/2017/ <http://www.esug.org/Conferences/2017/> This call includes: Developer Forum Smalltalk Technology Award International Workshop http://www.esug.org/wiki/pier/Conferences/2017/International-Workshop-IWST_… <http://www.esug.org/wiki/pier/Conferences/2017/International-Workshop-IWST_…> Student Volunteer http://www.esug.org/wiki/pier/Conferences/2017/Student-volunteers <http://www.esug.org/wiki/pier/Conferences/2017/Student-volunteers> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can support the ESUG conference in many different ways: * Sponsor the conference. New sponsoring packages are described at http://www.esug.org/wiki/pier/About/BecomeSponsor <http://www.esug.org/wiki/pier/About/BecomeSponsor> * Submit a talk, a software or a paper to one of the events. See below. * Attend the conference. We'd like to beat the previous record of attendance (170 people at Amsterdam 2008)! * Students can get free registration and hosting if they enrol into the the Student Volunteers program. See below. Developers Forum: International Smalltalk Developers Conference ------------------------------------------------------------------------ We are looking for YOUR experience on using Smalltalk. You will have 30 min for presentations and 45-60 min for hand-ons tutorial. The list of topics for the normal talks and tutorials includes, but is not limited to the following: * Micro Services, Container, Cloud, Big Data, * XP practices, Development tools, Experience reports * Model driven development, Web development, Team management * Meta-Modeling, Security, New libraries & frameworks * Educational material, Embedded systems and robotics * SOA and Web services, Interaction with other programming languages Teaching Pearls and Show us Your Business ----------------------------------------- - Show your business 10 min session (Get prepared!!) - Teaching pearls : we want some session on how to teach some design aspects. We want your tip and tricks to teach Smalltalk or OOP. We expect to have several 10 to 15 min sessions aggregated. !! How to submit? -------------- Submissions deadline is 15 of June 2017 Notification of acceptance will be on done on the fly. More information at http://www.esug.org/conferences/2017 <http://www.esug.org/conferences/2017> Pay attention: the places are limited so do not wait till the last minute to apply. Prospective presenters should submit a request to Stephane.Ducasse at inria.fr <http://inria.fr/> AND damien at cassou.me AND USE THE following header ESUG 2017 Developers]. Please follow the template below the email will be automatically processed! Subject: [ESUG 2017 Developers] + your name First Name: Last Name: Email where you can always be reached: Title: Type: Tutorial/Talk/Teaching Pearl Abstract: Bio: Any presentation not respecting this form will be discarded automatically International Workshop on Smalltalk Technologies ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Read the page: http://www.esug.org/wiki/pier/Conferences/2017/International-Workshop-IWST_… <http://www.esug.org/wiki/pier/Conferences/2017/International-Workshop-IWST_…> Technology Award Competition ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The top 3 teams with the most innovative software will receive, respectively, 500 Euros, 300 Euros and 200 Euros during an awards ceremony at the conference. Developers of any Smalltalk-based software are welcome to compete. More information at http://www.esug.org/wiki/pier/Conferences/2017/Innovation-Technology-Awards <http://www.esug.org/wiki/pier/Conferences/2017/Innovation-Technology-Awards> Student Volunteer Program ------------------------------------------------------------------------ If you are a student wanting to attend ESUG, have you considered being a student volunteer? Student volunteers help keep the conference running smoothly; in return, they have free accommodations, while still having most of the time to enjoy the conference. Send an email to stephane.ducasse at inria.fr and serge.stinckwich at gmail.com with: - title: [ESUG 2017 Student] - name, gender, university/school, country, email address - short description of you and why you are interested in participating More information at http://www.esug.org/wiki/pier/Conferences/2017/ <http://www.esug.org/wiki/pier/Conferences/2017/> http://www.esug.org/wiki/pier/Conferences/2017/Student-volunteers <http://www.esug.org/wiki/pier/Conferences/2017/Student-volunteers> We hope to see you there and have fun together. -------------------------------------------- Stéphane Ducasse http://stephane.ducasse.free.fr <http://stephane.ducasse.free.fr/> http://www.synectique.eu <http://www.synectique.eu/> / http://www.pharo.org <http://www.pharo.org/> 03 59 35 87 52 Assistant: Julie Jonas FAX 03 59 57 78 50 TEL 03 59 35 86 16 S. Ducasse - Inria 40, avenue Halley, Parc Scientifique de la Haute Borne, Bât.A, Park Plaza Villeneuve d'Ascq 59650 France

March 19, 2017

journey

by Pharo Development

Dear friend! We've decided to travel the world and wanted to show you our route, what do you think about it? Here is the link http://actual.highcountrycultivations.com/7978 Yours truly, Pharo Development

March 17, 2017

great stuff for you

by Pharo Development

Hello! Have you seen this stuff? I think it's great, lust take a look here http://sign.mcclainfam.org/8a8b Later, Pharo Development

March 15, 2017

Re: [Esug-list] getting more women in Smalltalk

by Eliot Miranda

Hi David, On Sun, Mar 12, 2017 at 11:06 AM, David Mason <dmason(a)ryerson.ca> wrote: > With respect, it is not about obsessing on words. > > Male privilege is so ingrained - particularly in the tech world - that we > honestly, and with good intent, think that words like "guy" are neutral. > > In the interest of establishing some empathy, think for a moment how you > would feel if people normally referred to you as "gal" or "girl" or a group > to which you belonged as "gals". If you heard that someone was looking to > hire a gal, would you think it included you? (The plural form *is* > sometimes considered gender-neutral, but personally I have to work to think > of it that way; and the singular clearly refers to a male.) > > Almost everyone I know in the tech field, including *everyone* I've met in > the ESUG community considers ours to be a gender neutral discipline, and > bemoans the fact that things aren't more balanced. Unfortunately, that > doesn't always translate to inclusivity (including language). > > Unfortunately, English doesn't have a single sylable, gender neutral, noun > for groups of individuals. French has "gens", but the best that English can > do is "people". For individuals, it's worse as neither language does better > than "person" (which interestingly is feminine in French - "la personne"). > There are slang terms. I like "bods", short for bodies. There's also "folks". Marge Piercy used "per", from "person", in one of her sci-fi novels (A Girl in Time?). Then there's the gang, the group, etc. > I'm sure many consider this discussion to be irrelevant and off-topic and > "just want to get back to programming". Me too, but I want lots of female > colleagues, and colleagues from other races, countries, and backgrounds, so > I'm willing to make all the efforts I can to make that happen - including > language, grad-student supervision, undergrad mentoring, co-authoring > papers, and funding. > > Thanks, ../Dave > > On 12 March 2017 at 04:56, Jigyasa Grover <grover.jigyasa1(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Dear Stephane, Serge and everyone else >> >> Glad to know that this community is working to bring in diversity from all >> sphere and strives for inclusion. A little step of either using she/he or >> a >> gender neutral term would encompass all :) >> >> As Serge rightly pointed, we are working to associate Pharo Consortium as >> an >> organisation with various Open Source Programs worldwide like Google >> Summer >> of Code <https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/> , GNOME Outreachy >> <https://www.gnome.org/outreachy/> and many others. >> >> Let's keep this spirit alive ! >> >> Cheers. >> Jigyasa Grover >> >> >> >> -- >> View this message in context: http://forum.world.st/Thales-i >> s-looking-for-a-UI-expert-in-Smalltalk-and-Pharo-tp4937527p4938275.html >> Sent from the ESUG mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Esug-list mailing list >> Esug-list(a)lists.esug.org >> http://lists.esug.org/mailman/listinfo/esug-list_lists.esug.org >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Esug-list mailing list > Esug-list(a)lists.esug.org > http://lists.esug.org/mailman/listinfo/esug-list_lists.esug.org > > -- _,,,^..^,,,_ best, Eliot

March 14, 2017

Re: [Esug-list] getting more women in Smalltalk

by Martin McClure

On 03/12/2017 12:56 AM, Jigyasa Grover wrote: > Glad to know that this community is working to bring in diversity from all > sphere and strives for inclusion. A little step of either using she/he or a > gender neutral term would encompass all :) Yes! Thank you for this suggestion. Regards, -Martin

March 14, 2017

[ANN] Fog - Ethereum driver

by Santiago Bragagnolo

Hi all. Im happy to announce a pre release of the Fog ethereum driver that we develop in the space of an Inria project. It still not complete but is already usable for some experiments and simple projects. You can downloadit from https://github.com/sbragagnolo/Fog/ (https://github.com/sbragagnolo/Fog/releases/tag/v0.1.1.1) Dependencies <https://github.com/sbragagnolo/Fog#rhash>RHash sudo apt-get install rhash <https://github.com/sbragagnolo/Fog#solidity>Solidity npm install solc <https://github.com/sbragagnolo/Fog#download-code>Download code <https://github.com/sbragagnolo/Fog#iceberg--baseline>Iceberg / Baseline Metacello new baseline: 'Fog'; repository: 'github://sbragagnolo/Fog:v0.1.1.1/src'; load. <https://github.com/sbragagnolo/Fog#by-hand>By hand You may want to use this version for having access to some scripts and contracts samples. git checkout git@github.com:sbragagnolo/Fog.git git checkout v0.1.1.1 Metacello new baseline: 'Fog'; repository: 'filetree:///path/to/git-repository/Fog/src';; load. It's based on the standar API for javascript ( https://github.com/ethereum/wiki/wiki/JavaScript-API) . It provides interaction with remote contracts, it do as well provides a way for navigating the architecture objects: blocks, transactions, accounts and contracts. I hope you find it useful. Feel free to fill the github issue tracker with anything you find :). I will come to you with some new exciting news about ethereum soon :) Santiago.

March 13, 2017