Smalltalk Digest: February Edition
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- Gathering Information — Product Management Mini Survey: Databases Used with Cincom Smalltalk
- Commemorating a Milestone — Smalltalk Industry Conference Call for Papers Deadline – February 28, 2013
- Background Information — Cincom® VisualWorks® Documentation: a Brief Overview and Glimpse Behind the Scenes
- Watch It! — Visit the Cincom Smalltalk and STIC Social Media Sites
- Availability of Information — New Product Information Readily Available on the Cincom Smalltalk Website
- Academia — The Cincom Smalltalk Academic Program
- Serving the Smalltalk Community — Cincom Smalltalk Community Blogs
Cincom Corporate Information
Helpful Technical Information
Smalltalk News Repositories
Upcoming Events
- February 28, 2013 – STIC Call for Papers Deadline
- March 18-21, 2013 – Microsoft Dynamics’ Convergence 2013
- June 9-12, 2013 – STIC 2013
- September 9-12, 2013 – ESUG 2013 Conference
- Update on Smalltalk Events
Smalltalk Job Opportunities
Product Management Mini Survey: Databases Used with Cincom Smalltalk
As we reported last month, the Cincom Smalltalk Team is creating a series of mini surveys. In this posting from Cincom Smalltalk Product Manager, Arden Thomas, we learn more about it and give you a link to the survey that asks participants about the databases they use with Cincom Smalltalk. We look forward to hearing your comments! Click here.
Smalltalk Industry Conference Call for Papers Deadline – February 28, 2013
STIC 2013 will take place at the Wigwam Resort in Phoenix, Arizona on June 9-12, 2013. Conference organizers are reaching out to attendees for their participation in maintaining the high technical level of the conference by receiving some excellent presentations. But you’d better hurry—the call-for-papers deadline is February 28. This year’s conference marks the 30 anniversary of the Smalltalk language, and it’s quite a milestone! To read about presentation requirements and how to submit proposals, click here.
Cincom® VisualWorks® Documentation: a Brief Overview and Glimpse Behind the Scenes
VisualWorks includes extensive documentation, delivered in the form of over 20 PDF guides and an integrated Help system comprised of several hundred topics. The following article gives you a brief overview and look behind the scenes. Click here.
Visit the Cincom Smalltalk and STIC Social Media Sites
There are a wide variety of places where you’ll find Cincom Smalltalk and STIC on the web. You can find Cincom Smalltalk videos by clicking here. Also, Cincom Smalltalk and the Smalltalk Industry Council have their very own YouTube pages. To check out the Cincom Smalltalk YouTube page, click here. To view the STIC YouTube page, click here.
New Product Information Readily Available on the Cincom Smalltalk Website
The Cincom Smalltalk product line is constantly being updated and improved upon. To help keep up-to-date, we have several locations on the Cincom Smalltalk website where anyone can find out the latest product improvements, changes and release information. Click here to find out the locations.
The Cincom Smalltalk Academic Program
With a goal of increasing the quality of the available system design and engineering training, providing higher-quality engineers and developers to the industry and users, and expanding the Smalltalk community, we suggest that you look into the Cincom Smalltalk Academic Program. Click here to read all about it.
Cincom Smalltalk Community Blogs
There are many blogs run by the Cincom Smalltalk Group now. Check them out by clicking here.
Cincom will be a Gold Sponsor at Microsoft Dynamics’ premier conference, Convergence. Convergence will be held in New Orleans, LA on March 18-21. As a Gold Sponsor, Cincom will have a prime spotlight in the Microsoft Dynamics business communityr to showcase Cincom Total®─the only knowledge-enabled business management system built on Microsoft Dynamics. Click here for more information on what being a Gold Sponsor entails.
The Cincom® ObjectStudio® GUI Files—Part 1: Introduction
This article discusses how to create a new GUI library of Windows-native widgets for ObjectStudio using DLLCC instead of writing them in C. Click here for the article.
News from the Cincom Smalltalk Team
Click here to get Smalltalk news from the Cincom Smalltalk team.
Click here to view the latest news regarding STIC.
News from the Smalltalk Industry Council
There’s a lot going on in the world of Smalltalk these days, and we’re happy to present it to you. Click here to view the latest Smalltalk news courtesy of the Smalltalk Industry Council.
February 28, 2013 — STIC Call for Papers Deadline
STIC 2013 will take place at the Wigwam Resort in Phoenix, Arizona on June 9-12, 2013, and the deadline for submitting deadlines is February 28. Be sure to submit your papers right away! Click here for more information.
March 18-21, 2013 — Microsoft Dynamics’ Convergence 2013
Microsoft Dynamics’ Convergence 2013 will be held in New Orleans, LA on March 18-21. Cincom will be a Gold Sponsor at the event, which presents a prime opportunity to spotlight Cincom Total™ to the Microsoft Dynamics business community. Click here for more additional conference information.
STIC 2013 will be held on June 9-12, 2013 at the Wigwam Resort in Litchfield Park (Phoenix), Arizona. Click here for additional information.
September 9-13, 2013 — ESUG 2013 Conference
The ESUG 2013 Conference will be held on September 9-13, 2013 in Annecy, France. Click here for more information.
Click here for an update on Smalltalk-related events you may want to attend.
Are you interested in a Smalltalk-related job? The Smalltalk Jobs Blog posts Smalltalk-related career opportunities from around the globe. Click here to see what’s available.