Squeakfoundation August 2003

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Regards..
by NETHERLOTTO CORPORATION 05 Aug '03

05 Aug '03

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Re: [Squeakfoundation]Christopher Alexander needs some help on Squeak
by Cees de Groot 02 Aug '03

02 Aug '03

On Thu, 2003-07-31 at 22:37, Richard Pawsonrpawsonatn wrote: > I have > persuaded him that Squeak is the right language to do it in and he's hooked. > Chris has not programmed for some years (though he is a mathematician, > originally) and needs some tutorial help on the basics of the language. > That's awesome. Is he in a hurry? Otherwise, I'd gladly drive over end of August if you cannot find anyone local. A ferry ticket and a couple of nights in a bed&breakfast would not be too much for an opportunity to work with The Man (earlier won't be possible b/c I'm on vacation until the 18th) (of course, there go my savings to buy the first volume of The Nature Of Order - but I'm sure something can be worked out there ;-) References: I think he knows Richard Gabriel. Let him ask Richard whether I'm worthy.

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Re: [Squeakfoundation]Christopher Alexander needs some help on Squeak
by Gary Fisher 02 Aug '03

02 Aug '03

Wow. Were I more proficient in Squeak I'd gladly fund my own way to the UK for the opportunity to answer Christopher Alexander's questions. He's one of the people (Alan Kay's another) I'd regard as genuinely worthy of pilgrimage. (-: Gary Fisher ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Pawson" <rpawson at nakedobjects.org> To: <squeakfoundation(a)lists.squeakfoundation.org> Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 4:37 PM Subject: [Squeakfoundation]Christopher Alexander needs some help on Squeak > > Christopher Alexander, author of 'A Pattern Language', wants to write a > simulation to demonstrate the ideas in his new series of books 'The Nature > of Order' (the first volume is out, and truly outstanding). I have > persuaded him that Squeak is the right language to do it in and he's hooked. > Chris has not programmed for some years (though he is a mathematician, > originally) and needs some tutorial help on the basics of the language. > > He'd like to find a fluent Squeaker who'd give him a few hours of voluntary > time. Chris is currently living on the South coast of the UK (West Sussex). > The ideal would be a grad student in Southampton or Portsmouth Universities. > (Anyone know of any Squeakers there I could contact directly?) If this > doesn't work, someone on the end of a phone would be acceptable. > > This is an opportunity to meet and interact with one of the world's greatest > contemporary thinkers. I'm sure we can help him out. (I've offered my help > on the OO design side, but I'm not a sufficiently fluent programmer to give > him the basics he needs at the beginning.) Just to make it clear, he wants > to write the simulation himself, this is not an attempt to get someone to > write it for him. > > If you can help, or know any contacts who might, please get back to me > directly and I'll put you in touch with him. > > Richard Pawson > > _______________________________________________ > Squeakfoundation mailing list > Squeakfoundation(a)lists.squeakfoundation.org > http://lists.squeakfoundation.org/listinfo/squeakfoundation

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Squeakfoundation August 2003