On November 10th, 2023, the vibrant city of Zürich played host to a gathering of Smalltalk enthusiasts. Organized by the ever-dedicated Peter Ursprung, this fall’s meetup featured four talks that delved into the depths of Smalltalk’s versatility and its modern applications. To top it off, attendees had the pleasure of enjoying some fine wine, adding […]
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Byte Magazine’s Legacy: Unraveling the Smalltalk-80 Revolution
In the dynamic realm of microcomputing, Byte Magazine emerged as a beacon of innovation during the late 1970s and throughout the 1980s. This influential publication not only chronicled the technological zeitgeist but also played a pivotal role in shaping it. Byte Magazine’s comprehensive editorial coverage became a cornerstone for tech enthusiasts, providing insights that resonated […]
Pharo Networking by Example
On March 8th 2011, I gave a hands on talk on Pharo Networking. It was part of the Deep into Smalltalk sprint school organized by RMoD team from INRIA in Lille, France. You can find below slides are available on SlideShare. There is as well a 3 parts video from Youtube, although the audio is […]
PharoJS Highlights @ ESUG 2022
After a two years pause due to COVID, ESUG conference is back. This year’s edition took place 22-26 August in Нови Сад (Novi Sad), Србија (Serbia). As usual, it was a delight to meet the Smalltalk community. It was also an opportunity to present latest updates on PharoJS, give demos and even implement new stuff […]
Client-Server Application Development with PharoJS
PharoJS is a free open source infrastructure that allow developing and testing in Pharo applications that ultimately run on a Javascript interpreter. It is a general purpose solution that can target a wide range of applications, running in a web browser, on top of NodeJs or packaged in cross-platform mobile apps using some framework such […]
Getting Rid of Chemical and Carbon Waste from Batteries – A Maker’s Perspective
Many devices we use daily rely either on batteries that we need to replace more or less often. Beside the economical cost, this is a source of toxic waste. Using rechargeable batteries does not help much. Rechargeables are more expensive, and they eventually die and go to waste. There are some possibilities to recycle batteries. […]
Daft Punk Helmet 3D Printed
I wanted to make a gift to a fan of the Daft Punk french electronic music duo. And of course, I’ve chosen to make a 3D print. I found on Cults a cool design by AlbertKhan3D of one of the helmets of the group. The archive contains multiple STL files. All represent the same helmet, […]
Mac OS X Bug and Workaround to Open a “file:” URL with Parameters from Command-Line
Testing the PLC3000 project requires opening HTML files by a web browser. Indeed, PLC3000 is developed using PharoJS. Its code is written in Pharo, before getting transpiled to JavaScript and exported to a JS files referenced by HTML files. Developing PLC3000 in a TDD fashion, I quickly faced an issue. I realized that it is […]
Toddler Puzzle Game 3D Printed
I wanted to quickly make a gift to a toddler. After some search, I found some cute puzzles on MyMiniFactory. I chose to print 2 of them, both by MixedGears, with rather big parts, which is important to avoid children accidentally swallow them. Elephant Puzzle Toy. Comes in a single file with all parts. It […]
Beautiful Giroid Vase 3D Printed
I was looking for a gift idea to 3D print. Then, one of my students showed me this cool vase. This beautiful design was published by Area3D on MyMiniFactory. It took me 9 hours to print at 0.10 mm resolution. But, it does worth it. The result is smooth, with the shiny Sunlu silk filament. […]