Skyrim in Minecraft
Bethesda Game Studios, Bethesda Softworks and Mojang are teaming up to bring a official content pack inspired by The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim to Minecraft Xbox 360 Edition, the companies announced at Minecon 2013 today. The pack, which is currently in development and "coming soon," overlays the world of Skyrim onto the "iconic, pixelated" world of Minecraft.
Smalltalker Wanted at Cincom
According to the latest Digest, Cincom is looking for a Smalltalk engineer to join their team.
ST 4U 487: Undo and Redo in VA 8.6
Today's Smalltalk 4 You looks at one of the nice things about the new editor in VA Smalltalk 8.6 - the multiple undo/redo support. If you have trouble viewing it here in the browser, you can also navigate directly to YouTube. To watch now, click on the image below:
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Tags: smalltalk, va smalltalk, undo
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PY 4U 14: String Library Functions
Today's Python 4 You looks at some of the main parts of the String library in Python. If you would like more info on the string library in Python, you should look at both the std types page, and the specific section on strings found there. If you have trouble viewing it here in the browser, you can also navigate directly to YouTube. To watch now, click on the image below:
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Elder Scrolls Fans in Robot Research?
I have to wonder, with the acronym mentioned here:
Recently, the U.S. Special Operations Command issued a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for proposals and research in support of the development of Tactical Assault Light Operator Suit (TALOS)—what the media refers to as the "Iron Man Suit." … Now, where is the BAA that asks for similar research proposals about the psychological aspects of the people actually wearing these proposed suits? In addition to any physical requirements that may be needed for wearing TALOS, what sort of person will be able to effectively use TALOS?
Tags: games
Learn Pharo
There's a nice online talk available for learning Smalltalk and Pharo:
Moose 4.9 With Roassal Out
Moose 4.9 is out - the main changes:
This is a minor release still based on Pharo 2.0. The differences from Moose 4.8 are:
The Mondrian engine was removed. The transition to Roassal is now complete.
- Small fixes in Roassal layouts and rendering.
- Small fix in FAMIX regarding manipulation of accesses.
- Small visual fix in Glamour for rendering splitters in tables.
ST 4U 486: Positioning VW Widgets
Today's Smalltalk 4 You goes into the way you position VisualWorks widgets on screen. It can be a bit tedious, but done right, your UI will resize properly. If you have trouble viewing it here in the browser, you can also navigate directly to YouTube. To watch now, click on the image below:
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Tags: smalltalk, visualworks, gui
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PY 4U 13: Strings and Python Versions
Today's Python 4 You looks at String library functions, and where to get information on that. One of the things this illustrates is the differences between Python 2.x and Python 3.x - when looking things up, you need to be careful about the documentation you are looking at. It's all clearly labeled, but it's easy to not pay attention. Having said that, the documentation referenced in this screencast can be found here and here. If you have trouble viewing it here in the browser, you can also navigate directly to YouTube. To watch now, click on the image below:
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ST 4U 485: ODBC In ObjectStudio 8.5
Today's Smalltalk 4 You looks at ODBC in ObjectStudio 8.5 - and how there are some new options for it. If you have trouble viewing it here in the browser, you can also navigate directly to YouTube. To watch now, click on the image below:
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Tags: odbc, smalltalk, objectstudio
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IM 149: Teaching Smalltalk (AAC)
Welcome to episode 149 of Independent Misinterpretations - a Smalltalk and dynamic language oriented podcast with James Robertson and David Buck.
This week David and James talk about teaching Smalltalk - specifically, David relates his recent experience teaching Smalltalk to a group of Java developers.
You can subscribe to the podcast in iTunes (or any other podcatching software) using this feed directly or in iTunes with this one.
To listen now, you can either download the mp3 edition, or the AAC edition. The AAC edition comes with chapter markers. You can subscribe to either edition of the podcast directly in iTunes; just search for Smalltalk and look in the Podcast results. You can subscribe to the mp3 edition directly using this feed, or the AAC edition using this feed using any podcatching software. You can also download the podcast in ogg format.
If you like the music we use, please visit Josh Woodward's site. We use the song Troublemaker for our intro/outro music. I'm sure he'd appreciate your support!
If you have feedback, send it to jarober@gmail.com - or visit us on Facebook - you can subscribe in iTunes using this iTunes enabled feed.. If you enjoy the podcast, pass the word - we would love to have more people hear about Smalltalk!
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IM 149: Teaching Smalltalk
Welcome to episode 149 of Independent Misinterpretations - a Smalltalk and dynamic language oriented podcast with James Robertson and David Buck.
This week David and James talk about teaching Smalltalk - specifically, David relates his recent experience teaching Smalltalk to a group of Java developers.
You can subscribe to the podcast in iTunes (or any other podcatching software) using this feed directly or in iTunes with this one.
To listen now, you can either download the mp3 edition, or the AAC edition. The AAC edition comes with chapter markers. You can subscribe to either edition of the podcast directly in iTunes; just search for Smalltalk and look in the Podcast results. You can subscribe to the mp3 edition directly using this feed, or the AAC edition using this feed using any podcatching software. You can also download the podcast in ogg format.
If you like the music we use, please visit Josh Woodward's site. We use the song Troublemaker for our intro/outro music. I'm sure he'd appreciate your support!
If you have feedback, send it to jarober@gmail.com - or visit us on Facebook - you can subscribe in iTunes using this iTunes enabled feed.. If you enjoy the podcast, pass the word - we would love to have more people hear about Smalltalk!
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ST 4U 484: More on the VA Environment Tool
Today's Smalltalk 4 You continues with our exploration of the VA Smalltalk (8.6) Environment Launcher. If you have trouble viewing it here in the browser, you can also navigate directly to YouTube. To watch now, click on the image below:
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You can also watch it on YouTube:
Tags: smalltalk, va smalltalk, launcher
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Burial At Sea
The first half of BioShock Infinite's story-driven add-on content, Burial at Sea — Episode 1, will launch on Nov. 12 for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Windows PC, Irrational Games announced today.
I'm really looking forward to this :)
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