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Making Smalltalk

The Origins and Impact of the Groundbreaking Software Environment

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Before the Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows, Python, Java, and
Objective-C, there was Smalltalk. 

50 years ago this September, Smalltalk, which ultimately
revolutionized personal computing, graphical user interfaces, and
programming languages, was first created at Xerox PARC in Alan Kay's
Learning Research Group as a way to help children learn by using
computers. 

Join us for a night with Smalltalk pioneers and 2022 CHM Fellows
Adele Goldberg and Daniel Ingalls to celebrate Smalltalk's 50th
anniversary. In an interactive discussion with moderator John
Markoff, Goldberg and Ingalls will explore Smalltalk's original
mission in education and its influence on the world of
object-oriented programming languages, development environments, and
software engineering methodologies. Adding to the conversation will
be newly-recorded remarks for this historic occasion from Smalltalk
creator Alan Kay. 

What You'll Learn 

  * How did research into computing for education lead to graphical
    user interfaces? 
  * What is live programming, why is it so useful, and why hasn't it
    taken off? 
  * Why have Smalltalk and object-oriented programming influenced
    other programming languages? 

Why You Should Join Us
Discover how research at Xerox PARC into computing for children of
all ages led to personal computers, graphical user interfaces, and
many of today's most popular programming languages, such as Python,
Ruby, and JavaScript. 

Film Preview
As part of the Smalltalk celebration, the CHM screening room will
feature an early preview of the full feature film currently in
production, MessageNotUnderstood. This 30-minute preview explores the
early history of personal computing from the perspective of the
visionary inventors, creators, and scientists who brought these
amazing technologies to life, including the story of Smalltalk and
the work of the Xerox PARC Learning Research Group led by Alan Kay.
Learn more here. 

The 30-minute program will run on a loop from 4:30-5:30 p.m. in the
CHM screening room located in the main lobby. Admission is free for
event attendees. 

For Museum Members
Museum members are invited to attend a special reunion prior to the
public event starting at 5:30 p.m., reuniting Smalltalk pioneers
Adele Goldberg, Dan Ingalls, Dave Robson, and other alumni of Alan
Kay's famous Learning Research Group at PARC, along with special
guests who, as children, were invited to play with Smalltalk at PARC.
 

Come and meet some of the people who have revolutionized how we
interact with computers.

Agenda

5 p.m. PDT 
Member Check-In  
 
5:30 p.m. PDT  
Members only program with Adele Goldberg, Rachel Goldeen, Bruce Horn,
Dan Ingalls, Ted Kaehler, and Glenn Krasner in conversation with Dave
Robson 
 
6:30 p.m. PDT  
Program Check-In  
 
7 p.m. PDT  
Program begins with Smalltalk pioneers Adele Goldberg and Daniel
Ingalls in conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times
reporter John Markoff

Sep 01, 2022
7:00 pm

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Add to Calendar 09/01/2022 7:00 pm America/Los_Angeles Making
Smalltalk The Origins and Impact of the Groundbreaking Software
Environment CHM 1401 N. Shoreline Blvd Mountain View, CA, 94043
United States

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1401 N. Shoreline Blvd
Mountain View, CA, 94043

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Featured Participants

Speaker

Adele Goldberg
Deputy Chair, Science Advisory Board, Heidelberg Institute for
Theoretical Studies

Speaker

Rachel Goldeen
Software Engineer

Speaker

Bruce Horn
Computer Science Generalist

Speaker

Dan Ingalls

Speaker

Ted Kaehler
Scientist, Viewpoints Research Institute

Speaker

Alan Kay
President, Viewpoints Research Institute and Computer Scientist

Speaker

Glenn Krasner

moderator

John Markoff
Affiliate Fellow, Stanford Institute for Human Centered Artificial
Intelligence

moderator

Dave Robson
Director of Project Management, Zebra Technologies

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