Now Leaving Flatland… | NYC Smalltalk

sean

Abstract:

If you enjoy frequent (and long) personal breaks while waiting for your code to compile, stop reading now. If tears of pride well up every time you behold the library of books you steamed through to learn C++, don’t come to this presentation. We’ll be talking about Squeak & Pharo – active, open source, production-quality Smalltalk, and what makes it the baddest language on the block… 30 years later! You may never have the heart to open your Java IDE again – here’s why:
* Productivity – 2.5 times more productive than Java or C++, with less errors
* Easy to learn – sending messages to objects is the only concept
* Fun – write only code that matters, just the way you want; make any part of the system work how you say it should

Bio:

Sean DeNigris is the President and Lead Scientist of Clipper Adams, a NYC-based consulting firm. His mission is to support people in fulfilling on what matters to them. Therefore, most of his current work is on realizing Doug Engelbart’s vision of making a difference in the world by using computers to enhance human intellect. For ten years, he has gotten into the minds of users and created the business software they would have created (if they knew how to program). He is also a regular contributor to Squeak and Pharo, and participates in the Smalltalk community and its conferences world-wide.

Please join us on wed, Sept 22, 2010. We are located right by Grand Central , we have an open house from 6:30 – 7pm and the presentation starts 7pm. Please make note of our new directions:

60 East 42nd Street, Suite 914