Hi folks. <br><br>We were discussing about this in the Pharo mailing list but the idea is for all Smalltalkers. I am not sure if this will work, but it is worth to try it as I don't have anything to loose. <br><br>We were thinking to have a place, an environment and hopefully a community,
where we can freely discuss about Smalltalk papers or OO in general. All
smalltalkers of all flavors can join, discuss, tell their experiences and thoughts, share and learn. <br>
<br>The main purpose about that list is:<br><br>- be able to FREELY
discuss about papers about Smalltalk or OO in general. I say freely
because maybe someone gives an opinion of a paper that the person who
wrote it is also in this place. We are all professional and I think we
can discuss with respect. <br>
- LEARN.<br><br>Other uses:<br>- Don't reinvent the wheel. Maybe I wanted to do something and I read that XXX person did YYY. So, I can look at it.<br>- Be aware of what other people is doing, working, writing and learning.<br>
- Have different opinions of a certain topic / paper. <br>- A little step to join all the Smalltalk community in one place. We can meet people, join forces, etc. <br>- Help in the preparation, ANN, collaborate, etc in Workshops, conferences, and so on.<br>
- Ask for help on review. Several times someone has several papers to
review for a certain conference. This can be a place to ask for that
help. <br>-
Publish papers that were rejected from someone. How many times some
papers where rejected but do you still read it and find it useful ?<br>- Educate people and being educated.<br>- Share latex template, commands, or tricks related to smalltalk code for example.<br>- Discuss about research in general.<br>
- Ask for a certain topic. Suppose I want to start to work in XXX
topic, I can ask to see if someone knows related papers or work. <br>- others<br><br>In two words: DISCUSS AND LEARN.<br>
<br>FAQ:<br><br>1) Which is the address? <br><a href="http://groups.google.com/group/smalltalk-research" target="_blank">http://groups.google.com/group/smalltalk-research</a><br><br>2) Do I need to be "Researcher" to join ?<br>
Not necessary. You may just be interested. <br><br>3) Is there a Nabble interface?<br>Yes: <a href="http://n4.nabble.com/Smalltalk-Research-f1473466.html" target="_blank">http://n4.nabble.com/Smalltalk-Research-f1473466.html</a><br>
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Now, please what I would appreciate is if you can help me to you distribute (I am not in Gemstone, Cincom or GNU for example) this ANN. It would be cool to create a community. I know there are a lot of Smalltalk researchers that doesn't have time to follow the active smalltalks lists. If you can send private mails to them would be fantastic!<br>
<br>Thank you very much.<br><font color="#888888"><br>Mariano</font>