<div dir="ltr">For our May meeting, Object Guild's Jonathan van Alteren and Erik Stel will give us a preview of Expressive Systems.<br><br>Expressive Systems is a framework inspired by Richard Pawson's work on Naked Objects ( <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naked_objects">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naked_objects</a> ).
It allows Object Guild to rapidly develop flexible applications by
focusing on the design of behaviorally complete objects in the business
domain. By using a novel web application architecture based on CodeParadise ( <a href="https://github.com/ErikOnBike/CodeParadise">https://github.com/ErikOnBike/CodeParadise</a> ),
it allows direct manipulation of business objects by the user. The goal
of the framework is to better support problem solving activities and to
empower users by giving them a first-person experience. The framework
is currently in a (private) alpha phase of development. There are plans
to open source the framework in the future.<br><br>Jonathan has been
developing business applications for various Dutch companies since 2001,
in roles varying from programmer to solution architect. In 2018, he got
hooked on Pharo/Smalltalk and never looked back.<br><br>Erik has
developed both technical as well as business applications in a variety
of areas using a broad range of technologies. He’s been a Smalltalk
addict since using VisualAge in the late 1990’s.<br><br>This will be a hybrid meetup where we'll connect to Zoom from the The City Pride pub ( <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/gxiuohY8z5CvA7wr5">https://goo.gl/maps/gxiuohY8z5CvA7wr5</a> ). If you'd like to join us either via Zoom or in person, please sign up on the Meetup page ( <a href="https://www.meetup.com/UKSTUG/events/285546604/">https://www.meetup.com/UKSTUG/events/285546604/</a> ). <br></div>