http://methodsandmessages.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ Transcript show: 'Just another Smalltalk hacker,' en Vox Sat, 03 May 2008 18:04:40 -0700 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://methodsandmessages.vox.com/library/post/seaside-presentation-at-barcampportland-a-success.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Randal Schwartz) http://methodsandmessages.vox.com/library/post/seaside-presentation-at-barcampportland-a-success.html?_c=feed-rss http://methodsandmessages.vox.com/library/post/seaside-presentation-at-barcampportland-a-success.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 03 May 2008 18:04:40 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://methodsandmessages.vox.com/library/video/6a00e398cc856f000500f48cf48f8d0002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00e398cc856f000500f48cf48f8d0002-50si" alt="Seaside Elevator 0.05" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I had about 20 people in my room at BarCampPortland, which made it "standing room only" for the last few who showed up. The audience was attentive, and asked good questions. Monty Williams of GemStone was also along, and helped me with a few answ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://methodsandmessages.vox.com/library/post/seaside-presentation-at-barcampportland-a-success.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398cc856f000500e398f633c80005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> barcamp seaside smalltalk barcampportland http://methodsandmessages.vox.com/library/post/the-elevator-pitch-for-seaside.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Randal Schwartz) http://methodsandmessages.vox.com/library/post/the-elevator-pitch-for-seaside.html?_c=feed-rss http://methodsandmessages.vox.com/library/post/the-elevator-pitch-for-seaside.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 03 May 2008 07:37:49 -0700 I'm at BarCampPortland this weekend, scheduled to introduce a whole new batch of folks to Seaside this afternoon. But as we were organizing the "unconference" last night, I found myself having to repeatedly describe Seaside and why I'm so excite... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://methodsandmessages.vox.com/library/post/the-elevator-pitch-for-seaside.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398cc856f000500f48d1320200001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> barcamp seaside smalltalk gemstone elevator pitch cincom http://methodsandmessages.vox.com/library/post/interviewed-by-ronaldo-m-ferraz.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Randal Schwartz) http://methodsandmessages.vox.com/library/post/interviewed-by-ronaldo-m-ferraz.html?_c=feed-rss http://methodsandmessages.vox.com/library/post/interviewed-by-ronaldo-m-ferraz.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 02 May 2008 08:32:54 -0700 So, I'm apparently at the point where I'm getting interviewed about my progress with Smalltalk and Seaside. I met Ronaldo M. Ferraz at FISL a few weeks ago, and he asked if he could interview me. He sent me a list of questions by email, which I ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://methodsandmessages.vox.com/library/post/interviewed-by-ronaldo-m-ferraz.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398cc856f000500f48cf421a60002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> interview seaside caipirinha smalltalk copacabana fisl http://methodsandmessages.vox.com/library/post/subverting-perl-people-into-smalltalk-hackers.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Randal Schwartz) http://methodsandmessages.vox.com/library/post/subverting-perl-people-into-smalltalk-hackers.html?_c=feed-rss http://methodsandmessages.vox.com/library/post/subverting-perl-people-into-smalltalk-hackers.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 27 Apr 2008 07:36:06 -0700 After FISL, I spent a week in Rio to kick back and visit my friends of the Rio Perl Users Group (commonly known as "Rio.pm"). I offered to give a talk in exchange for hanging out for a meal, and they asked me what I would want to talk about. Of c... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://methodsandmessages.vox.com/library/post/subverting-perl-people-into-smalltalk-hackers.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398cc856f000500e398f413120005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> perl seaside smalltalk rio rio.pm http://methodsandmessages.vox.com/library/post/smalltalk-at-fisl-now-and-forever.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Randal Schwartz) http://methodsandmessages.vox.com/library/post/smalltalk-at-fisl-now-and-forever.html?_c=feed-rss http://methodsandmessages.vox.com/library/post/smalltalk-at-fisl-now-and-forever.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 19 Apr 2008 11:07:21 -0700 I gave my Seaside intro talk earlier today at FISL 9.0 (pictures being uploaded to my flickr account already). The talk was well-attended (about 200 or so in the audience), including some Rails folks. I was surprised though when I asked how many... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://methodsandmessages.vox.com/library/post/smalltalk-at-fisl-now-and-forever.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398cc856f000500f48cf001ce0002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> brazil seaside xo smalltalk gemstone porto alegre olpc fisl cincom http://methodsandmessages.vox.com/library/post/mentioned-seaside-on-the-future-and-you.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Randal Schwartz) http://methodsandmessages.vox.com/library/post/mentioned-seaside-on-the-future-and-you.html?_c=feed-rss http://methodsandmessages.vox.com/library/post/mentioned-seaside-on-the-future-and-you.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 16 Apr 2008 08:44:33 -0700 I was interviewed by noted futurist Stephen Euin Cobb for his podcast, The Future And You. If you skip ahead to about the fifty-five minute mark, you'll hear me rave about Seaside and describe my recent activities. I also rant about why Muni Wifi... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://methodsandmessages.vox.com/library/post/mentioned-seaside-on-the-future-and-you.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398cc856f000500f48cef0e1a0002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> podcast wifi seaside stephen euin cobb pacemaker the future and you http://methodsandmessages.vox.com/library/post/metaprogramming-in-squeak.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Randal Schwartz) http://methodsandmessages.vox.com/library/post/metaprogramming-in-squeak.html?_c=feed-rss http://methodsandmessages.vox.com/library/post/metaprogramming-in-squeak.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 08 Apr 2008 10:55:25 -0700 In comp.lang.smalltalk today, I got to answer a simple question about metaprogramming. My classic example is being able to create an anonymous class simply by calling "Behavior New". Here's my code: | myClass myInstance | myClass ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://methodsandmessages.vox.com/library/post/metaprogramming-in-squeak.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398cc856f000500f48ceca59e0003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> squeak usenet metaprogramming smalltalk comp.lang.smalltalk http://methodsandmessages.vox.com/library/post/seaside-tutorial-at-oscon---accepted.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Randal Schwartz) http://methodsandmessages.vox.com/library/post/seaside-tutorial-at-oscon---accepted.html?_c=feed-rss http://methodsandmessages.vox.com/library/post/seaside-tutorial-at-oscon---accepted.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 01 Apr 2008 18:03:37 -0700 I just got word that my proposal for a 3-hour Seaside tutorial at OSCON has been accepted. Here's what I pitched: Introduction to Seaside - Powerful web application development in Smalltalk Description: Introduction to the Smalltalk Seaside web... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://methodsandmessages.vox.com/library/post/seaside-tutorial-at-oscon---accepted.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398cc856f000500e398ebffdc0004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> tutorial seaside smalltalk oscon fisl tom phoenix http://methodsandmessages.vox.com/library/post/where-perl-and-smalltalk-collide.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Randal Schwartz) http://methodsandmessages.vox.com/library/post/where-perl-and-smalltalk-collide.html?_c=feed-rss http://methodsandmessages.vox.com/library/post/where-perl-and-smalltalk-collide.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 31 Mar 2008 10:23:13 -0700 As I'm chatting in the #squeak channel this morning, I was reminded that I had adapted Kent Beck's Smalltalk Best Practice Patterns for a half-day Perl coding tutorial. In fact, I referenced this book in a Perl Column I had done for Linux Magazin... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://methodsandmessages.vox.com/library/post/where-perl-and-smalltalk-collide.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398cc856f000500e398eb89150004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> perl squeak irc kent beck smalltalk best practice patterns linux magazine http://methodsandmessages.vox.com/library/post/reviving-the-irtc-in-smalltalk.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Randal Schwartz) http://methodsandmessages.vox.com/library/post/reviving-the-irtc-in-smalltalk.html?_c=feed-rss http://methodsandmessages.vox.com/library/post/reviving-the-irtc-in-smalltalk.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 26 Mar 2008 09:08:14 -0700 One of my fond memories of years past was reviewing the frequent submissions to the Internet Ray Tracing Competition (IRTC), being consistently stunned at how Dave Buck's povray could be used to generate some remarkable photorealistic images, even... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://methodsandmessages.vox.com/library/post/reviving-the-irtc-in-smalltalk.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398cc856f000500f48d06fefa0001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> mit seaside lgpl visualworks wacomponent floss weekly glorp dave buck povray irtc