Independent Misinterpretations

James and David talk about Object Identity, and how it can be a tricky things at times

James and David talk about a number of Smalltalk development patterns and indiosynchracies that crop up in the community

James and David talk about dead code, and the impacts it can have on a project

when it's appropriate to take risks in software development, and when it's better to play it safe

James and David talk about some of the things they wish were different in Smalltalk

John O'Keefe of Instantiations lays out the VA Smalltalk roadmap at the Smalltalks 2013 Conference, held in early November, 2013

James and David talk about some of the things that come up when working on projects that have been around for awhile - lots of older code, which is sometimes hard to maintain and hard to update.

Stephanne talks about Pharo at the Smalltalks 2013 Conference

Last time we talked about teaching Smalltalk to developers familir with other languages - what they like, what they miss from what they know, and what might trip them up. This week, we talk about teaching Smalltalk to complete neophytes.

James and David talk about GC and how memory is managed in a modern Smalltalk system.