An exciting set of keynotes feature Microsoft CLR Architect George Bosworth on the Smalltalk and CLR virtual machines, former Hotspot architect Lars Bak on Smalltalk for very small embedded devices, and Seaside inventor Avi Bryant on using Smalltalk to redefine web development.
Learn about technologies in-depth with tutorials covering the Seaside continuation-based web framework, Ward Cunningham's "FIT" acceptance-testing framework, Gemstone, garbage collection, web technologies from a Smalltalk point of view, and the GLORP object-relational mapping library.
Expand your knowledge with a wide-ranging technical program. Stay current with talks about Smalltalk and current "hot" technologies, including web services, .NET, XML, web interfaces with CSS, and Smalltalk on small devices. Hear the experiences of developers using Smalltalk in domains from pension plan management to emergency services dispatch to internet syndication to 3-D CAD and on topics from document management and reporting to the issues of migrating an application from Oracle to Gemstone. Last, but not least, learn about new enhancements and future plans, the impact they may have on your development, and about directions for the long-term evolution of Smalltalk.