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Smalltalk Expands to JS and JVM

December 22, 2013 10:13:55.976

Bert Freudenberg has created SqueakJS - meanwhile, Gravel ST is out, running on the JVM.

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Best Take on Windows 8

December 22, 2013 10:17:41.542

I haven't used Windows 8 yet, but I have read many, many of the pundits talking about it. This may be the funniest paragraph I've read on it yet:

I think it’s pretty clear that the Windows 8 bet is failing. Windows 8 is being pre-installed on a lot of PCs, but that’s because Microsoft is pushing it through the OEMs. Microsoft could ship a hamster wrapped in duct tape, label it Windows, and a lot of OEMs would bundle it.

The rest of the post is good too - albeit more serious :)

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Unsafe in the UK

December 22, 2013 18:11:16.515

I guess writing about Smalltalk, gaming, and copyright issues is unsafe for kids in the UK. WItness the glorious results of the new censorship regime on this website:

And people wonder why I periodically say "if the answer was government, the question was stupid"

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IM 156: Smalltalk Changes?

December 22, 2013 21:44:50.439

Welcome to episode 156 of Independent Misinterpretations - a Smalltalk and dynamic language oriented podcast with James Robertson and David Buck.

This week David and James talk about things they wish were part of Smalltalk

You can subscribe to the podcast in iTunes (or any other podcatching software) using this feed directly or in iTunes with this one.

To listen now, you can either download the mp3 edition, or the AAC edition. The AAC edition comes with chapter markers. You can subscribe to either edition of the podcast directly in iTunes; just search for Smalltalk and look in the Podcast results. You can subscribe to the mp3 edition directly using this feed, or the AAC edition using this feed using any podcatching software. You can also download the podcast in ogg format.

If you like the music we use, please visit Josh Woodward's site. We use the song Troublemaker for our intro/outro music. I'm sure he'd appreciate your support!

If you have feedback, send it to jarober@gmail.com - or visit us on Facebook - you can subscribe in iTunes using this iTunes enabled feed.. If you enjoy the podcast, pass the word - we would love to have more people hear about Smalltalk!

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IM 156: Smalltalk Changes? (AAC)

December 22, 2013 21:45:49.125

Welcome to episode 156 of Independent Misinterpretations - a Smalltalk and dynamic language oriented podcast with James Robertson and David Buck.

This week David and James talk about things they wish were part of Smalltalk

You can subscribe to the podcast in iTunes (or any other podcatching software) using this feed directly or in iTunes with this one.

To listen now, you can either download the mp3 edition, or the AAC edition. The AAC edition comes with chapter markers. You can subscribe to either edition of the podcast directly in iTunes; just search for Smalltalk and look in the Podcast results. You can subscribe to the mp3 edition directly using this feed, or the AAC edition using this feed using any podcatching software. You can also download the podcast in ogg format.

If you like the music we use, please visit Josh Woodward's site. We use the song Troublemaker for our intro/outro music. I'm sure he'd appreciate your support!

If you have feedback, send it to jarober@gmail.com - or visit us on Facebook - you can subscribe in iTunes using this iTunes enabled feed.. If you enjoy the podcast, pass the word - we would love to have more people hear about Smalltalk!

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ST 4U 509: Profiling in Pharo

December 23, 2013 10:31:44.577

Today's Smalltalk 4 You looks at the profiling tools in Pharo. 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:

Profiler

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Full Wrapper for UnQLite for Pharo

December 24, 2013 9:10:20.581

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PY 4U 29: VarArgs 2

December 24, 2013 9:44:39.296

Today's Python 4 You continues with the topic of variable argument lists - if you missed the first screencast on this, you can watch that here. 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:

VarArgs 2

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Merry Christmas!

December 24, 2013 17:17:01.566

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ST 4U 510: Dynamic Code Generation in Pharo

December 25, 2013 10:10:24.024

Today's Smalltalk 4 You looks at how easy it is to use the compiler in Pharo to generate code on the fly. 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:

Compiler

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More Loot

December 25, 2013 13:27:13.555

Installing the GOTY edition of Borderlands 2:

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PY 4U 30: VarArgs 3

December 26, 2013 10:05:03.884

Today's Python 4 You continues looking at Variable Argument functions in Python. You can watch part 1 and part 2 in the archives. 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:

VarArgs

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Google Angry About Being Made to Look Bad

December 26, 2013 12:28:20.558

I don't much care for SEO tactics, but hey - it's a matter of finding holes in an algorithm. Which is why I find smackdowns of this sort even worse:

Google hit back hard today after it learned lyrics site Rap Genius had been using dubious SEO tricks to attain top spots in search results. Now RapGenius.com doesn’t appear on the first page of results for a search of “Rap Genius,” and popular queries like “Jay-Z Holy Grail Lyrics” don’t bring up the startup like they used to.

Gosh forbid they figure out how to plug the hole; better to just pull out the howitzer and let fly....

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ST 4U 511: Positioning Widgets in WB Pro

December 27, 2013 10:14:10.973

Today's Smalltalk 4 You looks at the positioning tools in WindowBuilder Pro. 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:

Positioning Widgets

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Holiday Weekend for the Podcast

December 29, 2013 12:54:56.457

No podcast today - due to the holiday weekend and a general "slow down" mindset here at the end of 2013 :)

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