NEWS RELEASE: Smalltalks 2009 Keynote Speakers Announced

Conference Registrants More than Double Last Year’s Numbers

ARGENTINA – November 16, 2009 - The Fundacion Argentina de Smalltalk (FAST) introduces Dan Ingalls, best known for his work on the Smalltalk programming environment; Stephane Ducasse, of European Smalltalk Users Group and Pharo fame; and Alex Warth, Smalltalk researcher, as keynote speakers for Smalltalks 2009. The conference will be held November 19-21, 2009, at Facultad de Cienias Exactas y Naturales, Ciudad Universitaria.

“We’re currently at 491 registrations, which surpasses the amount for Smalltalks 2007 and is also about double the number of registrants of Smalltalks 2008; the number keeps growing too,” said Andres Valloud, software engineer, Cincom Smalltalk, and FAST member. “The conference schedule has been packed full with a variety of presentations since 2007.”

Since two decades ago, when Gustavo Rossi introduced Smalltalk to the University of La Plata, Smalltalk has evolved in Argentina as a prolific programming tool.

“To me, these conferences have been surprising throughout. We could have never expected or predicted what actually happened. A similar phenomenon has occurred with the technical level of the presentations,” added Valloud. “For the sake of illustration, in Smalltalks 2008 we saw an extremely high quality computer emulator written in Smalltalk. These types of accomplishments are not something you see everyday. While the Smalltalks conference offers an opportunity to share work and knowledge with others, it also serves as an incentive to choose higher challenges. As a result, everyone benefits.”

Here’s a look at some of the “Smalltalks” topics (the aim of the talks is to share Smalltalk developments with the community):

• Agile Methodologies (XP, TDD, etc.)
• Development Tools
• Model Driven Development
• Mobile Computing
• Web Development
• Meta-Modeling
• Virtual Machines
• New Models or Frameworks
• New UI Frameworks
• Embedded Systems
• SOA and Web services
• Experience Reports
• Systems in Production

Check out the conference site in English or Spanish here: http://www.fast.org.ar/smalltalks2009/tutorials.

Check out a historical perspective of Smalltalk in Argentina and the Smalltalks Conference in which members of FAST (current members include Andres Valloud, Leandro Caniglia, Hernan Wilkinson, and Gabriela Arevalo) offer their unique perspectives here: http://bit.ly/TzYI0.

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