[Cuis-dev] UK Smalltalk User Group Meeting - Wednesday, September 29th 2021

[Juan Vuletich]

On 9/21/2021 10:48 AM, Giovanni Corriga via Cuis-dev wrote:
> The next meeting of the UK Smalltalk User Group will be on Wednesday, 
> September 29th.
>
> For this month's meeting, we take a look at an example of an 
> application written in Smalltalk. Specifically, one that fits in a 
> cultural tradition that is as old as Smalltalk itself, if not older: 
> that of using computers as tools to teach powerful ideas and to 
> augment thinking.
>
> Dr. Geo ( http://drgeo.eu/ ) is an interactive geometry software with 
> programming capabilities in Smalltalk.
> Dr. Geo aims to be an open, easy to study, modify and extend 
> interactive geometry software. Ten years old kids use Dr. Geo to 
> explore Euclidean geometric sketches; agile kids extend and program it 
> with its embedded dynamic Pharo language and user interface.
>
> Hilaire Fernandes started the development of Dr. Geo in 1996. In 1998, 
> he ported it to GNU/Linux at a time where no interactive geometry 
> software existed on this system. It latter became officially a GNU 
> application blessed by Richard Stallman. In the spirit of free 
> software and access to source code, Dr. Geo integrated scripting and 
> programmed figure as well as code introspection from the application 
> itself in an interactive programming environment.
>
> Hilaire currently teaches in a junior high school in Geneva where he 
> uses Dr. Geo to teach mathematics (geometry) and basic programming.
>
> This will be an online meeting from home.
>
> If you'd like to join us, please sign up in advance on the meeting's 
> Meetup page ( https://www.meetup.com/UKSTUG/events/cbklbryccmbdc/ ) to 
> receive the meeting details. Don’t forget to bring your laptop and drinks!

I'll be there!

Cheers,

-- 
Juan Vuletich
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