Abstract:
The presentation will introduce the debut of S8. S8 is Smalltalk running over javascript execution engines on all major browser flavors. Its a generic framework but with initial implementations and objectives for the development of social networking and mobile applications. The presentation will discuss examples of this including the targetting of Android devices.
The S8 project is part of a medium/long term plan to find new models of development with Smalltalk. We will start reflecting on the major limitations imposed by traditional formulation of Smalltalk, and by concecuences imposed by the lackof experts in VM development. The S8 design let us(smalltalkers) exploit new architectures capable to run our systems on top of modern object execution engines (javascript engines in this release). It will be shown how we are using the platform to start development of applications for web (client & server side), multiple OS and devices (e.g. tablets and phones) migrating frameworks from other smalltalk environments and/or interfacing to javascript (and java) frameworks. We will also introduce U8, the first service for social network development using Smalltalk, will be made to show a concrete solution using S8 execution frameworks to implement browser based service designed to promote evolution of contents from contributors.
Presenter Bio:
Alejandro Reimondo has been working with Smalltalk from 1987. He implemented the first enterprise level Smalltalk system deployed in Argentina. Ever since he has been activelly involved in the promotion and use of Smalltalk. He was one of the founders of SUGAR, the first Spanish speaking Smalltalk user group about and repository of Smalltalk “goodies” for which Ale has contributed the vast majority.
He wrote the first implementations of embedded Squeak in web pages. Founded Smalltalking (april 2001),a non-proffit association for the research and promotion of new points of view development using Object-oriented frameworks. Ale is actively involved in development of complete Smalltalk environments, from VM design to the application layer with the core objective of securing to preserve the investment made in legacy frameworks and enviroments in the context of the ever changing world of software development.
Links:
http://www.aleReimondo.com
http://www.smalltalking.net
Please join us on Tuesday March 6, 2012 to greet Alejandro Reimondo as he makes his NYC Smallltalk Developer’s group debut with a very exciting Smalltalk Javascript application development framework.
Presentation will start promptly at 7:00 at the offices of Suite LLC where our gracious host Gerard is sure to have some cold ones waiting for us. Our presentations are open to the general public, bring a friend ! There will be an open house from 6:30 – 7pm for some pre-presentation chat.
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