Beautifully written. Spot on. RIP Christian Sent from my phone. Please forgive brevity and typos. On Fri, Apr 11, 2025, 13:22 <peter@ursprung.ch> wrote:
It is with deep sadness that we bid farewell to Christian Haider - *developer, forward thinker and Smalltalk enthusiast*- who passed away on April 7, 2025 at the age of 64.
https://www.a3aan.st/esug2015/index.php/view/21/03+Tuesday/IMG_5387.jpg
Christian was much more than just a programmer. For him, *Smalltalk *was not just a language - it was a tool for thinking, understanding and creating. His love of object orientation was not a technical whim, but an expression of his desire to find *elegant and understandable solutions for complex situations.*
After studying computer science at the TU Berlin, Christian got a grant from the University of Tokyo to work on programming the game *GO.* In Japan he met his Canadian wife, Libby.
Back in Germany, he contributed to software development at Deutsche Bahn before founding *Smalltalked Visuals GmbH* in 2002.
His best-known project: *smallCharts* - an impressive example of what is possible with *Smalltalk*. Precise, well thought-out, sustainable - all components of his style. *smallCharts* was a graphics tool developed by Christian which created *premium financial performance charts* for the financial print media.
In the last 10 years of his life in Lübeck, Christian became more and more interested in simplifying existing digital information for the common good through transparency, open data and comprehensive visualizations. *PDFtalk*, *CoVid-19* charts and the budget data portal *unsere-gelder.de <http://unsere-gelder.de>*, all developed to explain and simplify and improve the world using *Smalltalk*.
Those who knew him remember his clarity, his passion and the conviction that code was only ‘good’ when it functioned and looked great.
Since the beginning of the coronavirus era, we had been meeting regularly in a small online group. These meetings - originally born out of the situation - quickly became a fixed anchor point where we exchanged technical ideas and personal matters. Through these conversations we really got to know Christian: as an attentive listener, clever thinker and warm-hearted person.
It was particularly impressive that Christian also supervised and trained two apprentices during this time - with the same patience, passion and care that characterized him as a person and developer. His presence in our group enriched us - and we will miss him very much.
Christian so enjoyed being part of our community - keep sharing!
And with every object, with every clean method, we send him a silent greeting: Thank you, Christian
Marten Feldtman, Thomas Brodt, Peter Ursprung, Joachim Tuchel, Michal Balda, Stephan Eggermont, Sabine Manaa
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Thanks peter for sharing with us this super sad news. I’m shocked. If someone of the group wants to present a little presentation at ESUG on what Christian did as a tribute please propose something may be on PDFTalk and values. A couple of years ago I tried to help porting it to Pharo and got distracted. S
On 11 Apr 2025, at 14:21, peter@ursprung.ch wrote:
It is with deep sadness that we bid farewell to Christian Haider - developer, forward thinker and Smalltalk enthusiast- who passed away on April 7, 2025 at the age of 64.
https://www.a3aan.st/esug2015/index.php/view/21/03+Tuesday/IMG_5387.jpg
Christian was much more than just a programmer. For him, Smalltalk was not just a language - it was a tool for thinking, understanding and creating. His love of object orientation was not a technical whim, but an expression of his desire to find elegant and understandable solutions for complex situations.
After studying computer science at the TU Berlin, Christian got a grant from the University of Tokyo to work on programming the game GO. In Japan he met his Canadian wife, Libby.
Back in Germany, he contributed to software development at Deutsche Bahn before founding Smalltalked Visuals GmbH in 2002.
His best-known project: smallCharts - an impressive example of what is possible with Smalltalk. Precise, well thought-out, sustainable - all components of his style. smallCharts was a graphics tool developed by Christian which created premium financial performance charts for the financial print media.
In the last 10 years of his life in Lübeck, Christian became more and more interested in simplifying existing digital information for the common good through transparency, open data and comprehensive visualizations. PDFtalk, CoVid-19 charts and the budget data portal unsere-gelder.de, all developed to explain and simplify and improve the world using Smalltalk.
Those who knew him remember his clarity, his passion and the conviction that code was only ‘good’ when it functioned and looked great.
Since the beginning of the coronavirus era, we had been meeting regularly in a small online group. These meetings - originally born out of the situation - quickly became a fixed anchor point where we exchanged technical ideas and personal matters. Through these conversations we really got to know Christian: as an attentive listener, clever thinker and warm-hearted person.
It was particularly impressive that Christian also supervised and trained two apprentices during this time - with the same patience, passion and care that characterized him as a person and developer. His presence in our group enriched us - and we will miss him very much.
Christian so enjoyed being part of our community - keep sharing!
And with every object, with every clean method, we send him a silent greeting: Thank you, Christian
Marten Feldtman, Thomas Brodt, Peter Ursprung, Joachim Tuchel, Michal Balda, Stephan Eggermont, Sabine Manaa
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Christian and myself we had a not as intensive contact than you had. Yet our relationship went way beyond the usual business. I always saw in the first place Christian the human, Christian the true Smalltalker and Christian the reliable business partner came second. We will miss him. Helge Nowak Cincom Smalltalk Technical Account Manager [http://internal.cincom.com/signature/logo.png]<http://www.cincomsmalltalk.com/> Cincom Systems GmbH & Co. oHG Humboldtstraße 3 60318 Frankfurt am Main GERMANY office mobile website email +49 89 89 66 44 94 +49 172 74 00 402 https://www.cincomsmalltalk.com hnowak@cincom.com A standpoint is an intellectual horizon of radius zero. -- Albert Einstein Geschäftsführer/Managing Directors: Karl William Gilbank oHG mit Sitz/based in Frankfurt am Main (Amtsgericht Frankfurt am Main HRA 50297) Pers. haftender Gesellschafter/Partner liable to unlimited extent: Cincom Systems Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH (Amtsgericht Königstein/Ts. HRB 5069) --- CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT --- This e-mail transmission contains information that is intended to be privileged and confidential. It is intended only for the addressee named above. If you receive this e-mail in error, please do not read, copy or disseminate it in any manner. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this information is prohibited, please reply to the message immediately by informing the sender that the message was misdirected. After replying, please erase it from your computer system. Your assistance in correcting this error is appreciated. Von: peter@ursprung.ch <peter@ursprung.ch> Gesendet: Freitag, 11. April 2025 14:22 An: esug-list@lists.esug.org Betreff: [Esug-list] Obituary for Christian Haider CAUTION: This email originated from outside of Cincom's email system. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Thanks - If in doubt, contact the Helpdesk at helpdesk@cincom.com<mailto:helpdesk@cincom.com> or your local IT personnel. Sie erhalten nicht häufig E-Mails von peter@ursprung.ch<mailto:peter@ursprung.ch>. Erfahren Sie, warum dies wichtig ist<https://protect.checkpoint.com/v2/r01/___https:/aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdent...> It is with deep sadness that we bid farewell to Christian Haider - developer, forward thinker and Smalltalk enthusiast- who passed away on April 7, 2025 at the age of 64. https://www.a3aan.st/esug2015/index.php/view/21/03+Tuesday/IMG_5387.jpg Christian was much more than just a programmer. For him, Smalltalk was not just a language - it was a tool for thinking, understanding and creating. His love of object orientation was not a technical whim, but an expression of his desire to find elegant and understandable solutions for complex situations. After studying computer science at the TU Berlin, Christian got a grant from the University of Tokyo to work on programming the game GO. In Japan he met his Canadian wife, Libby. Back in Germany, he contributed to software development at Deutsche Bahn before founding Smalltalked Visuals GmbH in 2002. His best-known project: smallCharts - an impressive example of what is possible with Smalltalk. Precise, well thought-out, sustainable - all components of his style. smallCharts was a graphics tool developed by Christian which created premium financial performance charts for the financial print media. In the last 10 years of his life in Lübeck, Christian became more and more interested in simplifying existing digital information for the common good through transparency, open data and comprehensive visualizations. PDFtalk, CoVid-19 charts and the budget data portal unsere-gelder.de, all developed to explain and simplify and improve the world using Smalltalk. Those who knew him remember his clarity, his passion and the conviction that code was only ‘good’ when it functioned and looked great. Since the beginning of the coronavirus era, we had been meeting regularly in a small online group. These meetings - originally born out of the situation - quickly became a fixed anchor point where we exchanged technical ideas and personal matters. Through these conversations we really got to know Christian: as an attentive listener, clever thinker and warm-hearted person. It was particularly impressive that Christian also supervised and trained two apprentices during this time - with the same patience, passion and care that characterized him as a person and developer. His presence in our group enriched us - and we will miss him very much. Christian so enjoyed being part of our community - keep sharing! And with every object, with every clean method, we send him a silent greeting: Thank you, Christian Marten Feldtman, Thomas Brodt, Peter Ursprung, Joachim Tuchel, Michal Balda, Stephan Eggermont, Sabine Manaa
On 11 Apr 2025, at 14:59, Nowak, Helge via Esug-list <esug-list@lists.esug.org> wrote: Christian and myself we had a not as intensive contact than you had. Yet our relationship went way beyond the usual business. I always saw in the first place Christian the human, Christian the true Smalltalker and Christian the reliable business partner came second.
We will miss him.
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As others have mentioned - what a fitting description , and if you haven’t also seen one of his last presentations on UKST he described very bravely some of the changes he was grappling with and as always had a very meta description on how your mind can adjust to changes and perspectives. He shared so much with all of us. Farewell Christian! youtu.be <https://youtu.be/d0EMiENSKZE> <https://youtu.be/d0EMiENSKZE> *
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It is with deep sadness that we bid farewell to Christian Haider - *developer, forward thinker and Smalltalk enthusiast*- who passed away on April 7, 2025 at the age of 64.
https://www.a3aan.st/esug2015/index.php/view/21/03+Tuesday/IMG_5387.jpg
Christian was much more than just a programmer. For him, *Smalltalk *was not just a language - it was a tool for thinking, understanding and creating. His love of object orientation was not a technical whim, but an expression of his desire to find *elegant and understandable solutions for complex situations.*
After studying computer science at the TU Berlin, Christian got a grant from the University of Tokyo to work on programming the game *GO.* In Japan he met his Canadian wife, Libby.
Back in Germany, he contributed to software development at Deutsche Bahn before founding *Smalltalked Visuals GmbH* in 2002.
His best-known project: *smallCharts* - an impressive example of what is possible with *Smalltalk*. Precise, well thought-out, sustainable - all components of his style. *smallCharts* was a graphics tool developed by Christian which created *premium financial performance charts* for the financial print media.
In the last 10 years of his life in Lübeck, Christian became more and more interested in simplifying existing digital information for the common good through transparency, open data and comprehensive visualizations. *PDFtalk*, *CoVid-19* charts and the budget data portal *unsere-gelder.de*, all developed to explain and simplify and improve the world using *Smalltalk*.
Those who knew him remember his clarity, his passion and the conviction that code was only ‘good’ when it functioned and looked great.
Since the beginning of the coronavirus era, we had been meeting regularly in a small online group. These meetings - originally born out of the situation - quickly became a fixed anchor point where we exchanged technical ideas and personal matters. Through these conversations we really got to know Christian: as an attentive listener, clever thinker and warm-hearted person.
It was particularly impressive that Christian also supervised and trained two apprentices during this time - with the same patience, passion and care that characterized him as a person and developer. His presence in our group enriched us - and we will miss him very much.
Christian so enjoyed being part of our community - keep sharing!
And with every object, with every clean method, we send him a silent greeting: Thank you, Christian
Marten Feldtman, Thomas Brodt, Peter Ursprung, Joachim Tuchel, Michal Balda, Stephan Eggermont, Sabine Manaa
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Wow! I'm so sad to learn this news :-( Thank you Tim for sharing the video. RIP Christian, Noury On Fri, Apr 11, 2025 at 5:15 PM Tim Mackinnon <tim@testit.works> wrote:
As others have mentioned - what a fitting description , and if you haven’t also seen one of his last presentations on UKST he described very bravely some of the changes he was grappling with and as always had a very meta description on how your mind can adjust to changes and perspectives. He shared so much with all of us. Farewell Christian!
youtu.be <https://youtu.be/d0EMiENSKZE> <https://youtu.be/d0EMiENSKZE>
On 11 Apr 2025, at 14:59, Nowak, Helge via Esug-list < esug-list@lists.esug.org> wrote:
Christian and myself we had a not as intensive contact than you had. Yet our relationship went way beyond the usual business. I always saw in the first place Christian the human, Christian the true Smalltalker and Christian the reliable business partner came second.
We will miss him.
*Helge Nowak *Cincom Smalltalk Technical Account Manager
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It is with deep sadness that we bid farewell to Christian Haider - *developer, forward thinker and Smalltalk enthusiast*- who passed away on April 7, 2025 at the age of 64.
https://www.a3aan.st/esug2015/index.php/view/21/03+Tuesday/IMG_5387.jpg
Christian was much more than just a programmer. For him, *Smalltalk *was not just a language - it was a tool for thinking, understanding and creating. His love of object orientation was not a technical whim, but an expression of his desire to find *elegant and understandable solutions for complex situations.*
After studying computer science at the TU Berlin, Christian got a grant from the University of Tokyo to work on programming the game *GO.* In Japan he met his Canadian wife, Libby.
Back in Germany, he contributed to software development at Deutsche Bahn before founding *Smalltalked Visuals GmbH* in 2002.
His best-known project: *smallCharts* - an impressive example of what is possible with *Smalltalk*. Precise, well thought-out, sustainable - all components of his style. *smallCharts* was a graphics tool developed by Christian which created *premium financial performance charts* for the financial print media.
In the last 10 years of his life in Lübeck, Christian became more and more interested in simplifying existing digital information for the common good through transparency, open data and comprehensive visualizations. *PDFtalk*, *CoVid-19* charts and the budget data portal *unsere-gelder.de <http://unsere-gelder.de>*, all developed to explain and simplify and improve the world using *Smalltalk*.
Those who knew him remember his clarity, his passion and the conviction that code was only ‘good’ when it functioned and looked great.
Since the beginning of the coronavirus era, we had been meeting regularly in a small online group. These meetings - originally born out of the situation - quickly became a fixed anchor point where we exchanged technical ideas and personal matters. Through these conversations we really got to know Christian: as an attentive listener, clever thinker and warm-hearted person.
It was particularly impressive that Christian also supervised and trained two apprentices during this time - with the same patience, passion and care that characterized him as a person and developer. His presence in our group enriched us - and we will miss him very much.
Christian so enjoyed being part of our community - keep sharing!
And with every object, with every clean method, we send him a silent greeting: Thank you, Christian
Marten Feldtman, Thomas Brodt, Peter Ursprung, Joachim Tuchel, Michal Balda, Stephan Eggermont, Sabine Manaa
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RIP Christian, my best wishes for his family. M El dom, 13 abr 2025 a las 16:13, Noury Bouraqadi (<bouraqadi@gmail.com>) escribió:
Wow! I'm so sad to learn this news :-(
Thank you Tim for sharing the video.
RIP Christian, Noury
On Fri, Apr 11, 2025 at 5:15 PM Tim Mackinnon <tim@testit.works> wrote:
As others have mentioned - what a fitting description , and if you haven’t also seen one of his last presentations on UKST he described very bravely some of the changes he was grappling with and as always had a very meta description on how your mind can adjust to changes and perspectives. He shared so much with all of us. Farewell Christian!
youtu.be <https://youtu.be/d0EMiENSKZE> <https://youtu.be/d0EMiENSKZE>
On 11 Apr 2025, at 14:59, Nowak, Helge via Esug-list < esug-list@lists.esug.org> wrote:
Christian and myself we had a not as intensive contact than you had. Yet our relationship went way beyond the usual business. I always saw in the first place Christian the human, Christian the true Smalltalker and Christian the reliable business partner came second.
We will miss him.
*Helge Nowak *Cincom Smalltalk Technical Account Manager
<http://www.cincomsmalltalk.com/> <image001.png> <http://www.cincomsmalltalk.com/>
Cincom Systems GmbH & Co. oHG Humboldtstraße 3 60318 Frankfurt am Main GERMANY
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It is with deep sadness that we bid farewell to Christian Haider - *developer, forward thinker and Smalltalk enthusiast*- who passed away on April 7, 2025 at the age of 64.
https://www.a3aan.st/esug2015/index.php/view/21/03+Tuesday/IMG_5387.jpg
Christian was much more than just a programmer. For him, *Smalltalk *was not just a language - it was a tool for thinking, understanding and creating. His love of object orientation was not a technical whim, but an expression of his desire to find *elegant and understandable solutions for complex situations.*
After studying computer science at the TU Berlin, Christian got a grant from the University of Tokyo to work on programming the game *GO.* In Japan he met his Canadian wife, Libby.
Back in Germany, he contributed to software development at Deutsche Bahn before founding *Smalltalked Visuals GmbH* in 2002.
His best-known project: *smallCharts* - an impressive example of what is possible with *Smalltalk*. Precise, well thought-out, sustainable - all components of his style. *smallCharts* was a graphics tool developed by Christian which created *premium financial performance charts* for the financial print media.
In the last 10 years of his life in Lübeck, Christian became more and more interested in simplifying existing digital information for the common good through transparency, open data and comprehensive visualizations. *PDFtalk*, *CoVid-19* charts and the budget data portal *unsere-gelder.de <http://unsere-gelder.de>*, all developed to explain and simplify and improve the world using *Smalltalk*.
Those who knew him remember his clarity, his passion and the conviction that code was only ‘good’ when it functioned and looked great.
Since the beginning of the coronavirus era, we had been meeting regularly in a small online group. These meetings - originally born out of the situation - quickly became a fixed anchor point where we exchanged technical ideas and personal matters. Through these conversations we really got to know Christian: as an attentive listener, clever thinker and warm-hearted person.
It was particularly impressive that Christian also supervised and trained two apprentices during this time - with the same patience, passion and care that characterized him as a person and developer. His presence in our group enriched us - and we will miss him very much.
Christian so enjoyed being part of our community - keep sharing!
And with every object, with every clean method, we send him a silent greeting: Thank you, Christian
Marten Feldtman, Thomas Brodt, Peter Ursprung, Joachim Tuchel, Michal Balda, Stephan Eggermont, Sabine Manaa
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I agree with every word. Christian was a great friend. On 4/11/25 08:21, peter@ursprung.ch wrote:
It is with deep sadness that we bid farewell to Christian Haider - *developer, forward thinker and Smalltalk enthusiast*- who passed away on April 7, 2025 at the age of 64.
https://www.a3aan.st/esug2015/index.php/view/21/03+Tuesday/IMG_5387.jpg Christian was much more than just a programmer. For him, *Smalltalk *was not just a language - it was a tool for thinking, understanding and creating. His love of object orientation was not a technical whim, but an expression of his desire to find *elegant and understandable solutions for complex situations.* After studying computer science at the TU Berlin, Christian got a grant from the University of Tokyo to work on programming the game *GO.* In Japan he met his Canadian wife, Libby. Back in Germany, he contributed to software development at Deutsche Bahn before founding *Smalltalked Visuals GmbH* in 2002. His best-known project: *smallCharts* - an impressive example of what is possible with *Smalltalk*. Precise, well thought-out, sustainable - all components of his style. *smallCharts* was a graphics tool developed by Christian which created *premium financial performance charts* for the financial print media. In the last 10 years of his life in Lübeck, Christian became more and more interested in simplifying existing digital information for the common good through transparency, open data and comprehensive visualizations. *PDFtalk*, *CoVid-19* charts and the budget data portal *unsere-gelder.de*, all developed to explain and simplify and improve the world using *Smalltalk*. Those who knew him remember his clarity, his passion and the conviction that code was only ‘good’ when it functioned and looked great. Since the beginning of the coronavirus era, we had been meeting regularly in a small online group. These meetings - originally born out of the situation - quickly became a fixed anchor point where we exchanged technical ideas and personal matters. Through these conversations we really got to know Christian: as an attentive listener, clever thinker and warm-hearted person. It was particularly impressive that Christian also supervised and trained two apprentices during this time - with the same patience, passion and care that characterized him as a person and developer. His presence in our group enriched us - and we will miss him very much. Christian so enjoyed being part of our community - keep sharing! And with every object, with every clean method, we send him a silent greeting: Thank you, Christian Marten Feldtman, Thomas Brodt, Peter Ursprung, Joachim Tuchel, Michal Balda, Stephan Eggermont, Sabine Manaa
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