Smalltalk with James Robertson

Today's Smalltalk 4 You goes into the way you position VisualWorks widgets on screen. It can be a bit tedious, but done right, your UI will resize properly. If you have trouble viewing it here in the browser, you can also navigate directly to YouTube. To watch now, click on the image below:

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Tags: smalltalk, visualworks, gui

Moose 4.9 is out - the main changes:

This is a minor release still based on Pharo 2.0. The differences from Moose 4.8 are:

The Mondrian engine was removed. The transition to Roassal is now complete.

• Small fixes in Roassal layouts and rendering.
• Small fix in FAMIX regarding manipulation of accesses.
• Small visual fix in Glamour for rendering splitters in tables.

Tags: moose, roassal

There's a nice online talk available for learning Smalltalk and Pharo:

• Slideshare
• PDF
• Video

Tags: pharo, smalltalk

I have to wonder, with the acronym mentioned here:

Recently, the U.S. Special Operations Command issued a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for proposals and research in support of the development of Tactical Assault Light Operator Suit (TALOS)—what the media refers to as the "Iron Man Suit." … Now, where is the BAA that asks for similar research proposals about the psychological aspects of the people actually wearing these proposed suits? In addition to any physical requirements that may be needed for wearing TALOS, what sort of person will be able to effectively use TALOS?

Tags: games

Today's Python 4 You looks at some of the main parts of the String library in Python. If you would like more info on the string library in Python, you should look at both the std types page, and the specific section on strings found there. If you have trouble viewing it here in the browser, you can also navigate directly to YouTube. To watch now, click on the image below:

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Tags: python, string

Today's Smalltalk 4 You looks at one of the nice things about the new editor in VA Smalltalk 8.6 - the multiple undo/redo support. If you have trouble viewing it here in the browser, you can also navigate directly to YouTube. To watch now, click on the image below:

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Tags: smalltalk, va smalltalk, undo

According to the latest Digest, Cincom is looking for a Smalltalk engineer to join their team.

Tags: cincom, jobs

Skyrim in Minecraft:

Bethesda Game Studios, Bethesda Softworks and Mojang are teaming up to bring a official content pack inspired by The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim to Minecraft Xbox 360 Edition, the companies announced at Minecon 2013 today. The pack, which is currently in development and "coming soon," overlays the world of Skyrim onto the "iconic, pixelated" world of Minecraft.

Tags: skyrim, minecraft

Unless Time Machine is running, every time the fan goes nuts in my laptop, it's this:

Tags: flash

Minecraft is still adding cool stuff:

Minecraft developer Mojang is partnering with Twitch to bring built-in broadcasting to the game, the two companies announced today, making it easier for players to stream their games to Twitch "at the click of a button." Twitch integration for the Windows PC and Mac versions of Minecraft is expected to go live "soon," the companies announced at MineCon, the Minecraft convention being held in Orlando, Fla. this weekend.

Tags: minecraft

Today's Smalltalk 4 You looks at Array "constructors" in ObjectStudio. If you have trouble viewing it here in the browser, you can also navigate directly to YouTube. To watch now, click on the image below:

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Tags: smalltalk, array, objectstudio

Today's Python 4 You starts looking at control structures - specifically, for loops and if/else. If you have trouble viewing it here in the browser, you can also navigate directly to YouTube. To watch now, click on the image below:

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Today's Smalltalk 4 You looks at some kinks in Timestamp creation methods in ObjectStudio. If you have trouble viewing it here in the browser, you can also navigate directly to YouTube. To watch now, click on the image below:

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Tags: smalltalk, objectstudio, timestamp