CampSmalltalk: What is Camp Smalltalk

Smalltalk is a wonderfully productive programming environment that runs on nearly every computing platform and has a half-dozen vendors supporting it. However, it isn't nearly as popular as it ought to be, and the vendors don't have the resources to develop it as its users would like. So, a group of Smalltalk advocates have decided to step up and help Smalltalk reach its potential.

March 14-18, 2000, we met in San Diego at CS1 to solve some technical problems that affect the entire Smalltalk community. We called this event Camp Smalltalk. We had a great time! We talked, coded, ate, swam, and hiked. Some of us had so much fun we nearly got arrested. The average attendee had been working with Smalltalk since 1990, and 75% of us had more than five years of experience. We started a bunch of Projects and rekindled our enthusiasm for Smalltalk. (The first Camp Smalltalk)

July 17-20, 2000, we met in Annapolis at CS2, building on the work done at CS1. We had a nice mix of people who were also at CS1, together with new participants. Significant progress was made, e.g. we are now well on our way to a completely portable automated ANSI Standard Smalltalk conformance test suite. (CS2 Projects). Read the CS2 Trip report

October 15-19, 2000, we met in Minneapolis for Camp Smalltalk @ OOPSLA 2000. Read the Trip report by John McIntosh.

Camp Smalltalk @ Smalltalk Solutions and the Squeak World Tour events were held in 2001. Read the Smalltalk Solutions 2001 Trip report and note it was slashdotted

Camp Smalltalk @ Essen ESUG was in Essen Germany in August of 2001. Read the trip report

Camp Smalltalk @ OOPSLA 2001 was in Tampa Bay, October 14-18, 2001. Read the OOPSLA 2001 Trip report by John McIntosh.

See the All Events page for up-to-date information on Camp Smalltalk events.

- Camp Smalltalk 4 was held June 10-14, 2002 at Glen Eyrie. Read the trip report

Don't miss the Smalltalk Solutions 2002 Trip report or the

Camp Smalltalk @ OOPSLA 2002 was in Seattle, Nov 2-8, 2002. Read the OOPSLA 2002 Trip report Sunday by John McIntosh.

Camp Smalltalk @ OOPSLA 2003 was in Anaheim, Oct 26-30, 2003. Read the OOPSLA 2003 by John McIntosh.

Smalltalk Solutions 2004 was in Seattle, May 3-5, 2004. Read the Smalltalk Solutions 2004 Trip report by John McIntosh.

Camp Smalltalk @ ESUG K�then 2004 was in K�then, Sept 10-12, 2004. Read the CS9-ESUG trip report by John McIntosh.

OOPSLA was in Vancouver, Oct 24-28, 2004, where Dr Alan Kay gave his Turning award lecture. Read the OOPSLA 2004 Trip report by John McIntosh.

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