Smalltalk in Canada
JRMPC 2022 Awards Ceremony
In case you missed it…
A Shout Out to FAST
I’d like to thank FAST and FAST President Leandro Caniglia for providing the competition software for this event. Their contribution is incalculable. FAST (Fundación Argentina de Smalltalk) is a non-profit foundation that seeks to promote the use of the Smalltalk programming language and technology. As such, it organizes annual activities that engage international specialists from academia,…
Announcing the Winner of the 2022 JRMPC Competition
I am pleased to announce the winner of this year’s JRMPC competition. The judges reviewed all the submissions and came to the extraordinary decision that only Ana DuCristea of John G. Diefenbaker High School in Calgary, AB was worthy of an award. Her work was outstanding and constituted enormous dedication and enthusiasm for Smalltalk. Unfortunately, none of…
Competition Format
JRMPC 2022 will be using a modern derivative of Smalltalk called Pharo. The competition is based on a popular family game called Qwirkle. Here are a couple of videos to explain the rules of the game: You will be programming to a server API and playing against a robot. Here is the location of the…
The Smalltalk Programming Language
Smalltalk is one of the greatest programming languages ever created. It was the first language to popularize object-oriented programming, the most widely used paradigm in the software industry. It pioneered many of the software innovations that we enjoy today, including the language virtual machine, JIT compilation, the modern IDE (integrated development environment), the MVC architectural…
The James Robertson Memorial Programming Competition
JRMPC, or The James Robertson Memorial Programming Competition, was created to celebrate the life of James Robertson, one of the greatest advocates of the Smalltalk programming language. His contributions were most recognized in his wonderful instructional videos, as well as his blogs and podcasts (Industry Misinterpretations and Independent Misinterpretations). Here is Cincom’s tribute: Saying Good-bye…
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