The document provides a status update on the Seaside web framework. It summarizes recent releases of Seaside including versions 2.8, 2.9a1-a4. It notes that there are now 73 packages available for Seaside and over 400 unit tests. An upcoming Seaside sprint in September 2009 is announced to work on Seaside 3.0b1. Key contributors and developers are acknowledged.

1. Status Update
ESUG 2009, Brest, France

2. Sprints
Amsterdam, NL August 2008
Bern, CH September 2008
Zürich, CH
October 2008
Konstanz, DE January 2009
Zug, CH February 2009

3. Amsterdam, NL

4. Bern, CH

5. Seaside 2.8
Seaside 2.8.3 August 24, 2008
Seaside 2.8.4 June 5, 2009

6. Seaside 2.9
Seaside 2.9a1 November 9, 2008
Seaside 2.9a2 December 30, 2008
Seaside 2.9a3 March 14, 2009
Seaside 2.9a4 July 19, 2009

7. 73 Packages
Flow (Continuations)
RSS, HTML5, E-Mail
Tests, Examples
Web-Tools, OmniBrowser

8. Request / Response
Context
Handler
Filter
Configuration

9. http://demo.seaside.st/seaside/tests/jquery
http://demo.seaside.st/seaside/tests/jquery-ui

10. Unit Tests

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14. Documentation

15. XML Support enables XML–Smalltalk object
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17. What’s Next?

18. Seaside 3.0

19. Seaside Sprint
Seaside 3.0b1

20. Friday, September 4, 2009 (afternoon)
Saturday, September 5, 2009
Location: Don’t know yet

21. Who?
Core Developers
Library Developers
Porters, Vendors
Contributors
Editors

22. One Last Thing

23. Stéphane Ducasse
Lukas Renggli
C. David Shaffer
Rick Zaccone

26. Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. Getting Started
3. Fundamentals
4. Components
5. In Action
6. Web 2.0
7. Advanced

27. Table of Contents
Julian wrote
1. Introduction
the foreword
2. Getting Started
3. Fundamentals
4. Components
5. In Action
6. Web 2.0
7. Advanced

28. 100% VisualAge compatible
VA Smalltalk is a modern software development environment that is 100% VisualAge compatible. VA Smalltalk enables developers to
quickly construct applications that are portable, highly scalable, simple to maintain, and fit easily into existing infrastructures.
Table of Contents
Development Tools Custom Controls Communications
A rich set of development tools includes a ! Popular WidgetKit technology A set of parts supports communication with other
debugger, browsers, inspectors, application ! Columnar List boxes, table widgets and computers using MQ series transactions.
builders, and a performance monitor. hierarchical lists A set of parts supports communication with other
Packager (Dev Tool) creates a runtime image ! Customizable image buttons, toggles and computers using TCP/IP protocols.
including only necessary classes resulting in a value sets Socket Communications Interface is an API
smaller footprint. providing full support for TCP/IP protocols, as well
! Vertical, horizontal and circular gauges
AsyncCallout, an extension of the platform as secure communications using SSL. The API uses
! Data aware spin buttons OpenSSL, an implementation of SSL/TLS.
function API, allows developers to make a platform
function call in a separate virtual machine thread. ! Windows 95/98/NT/2000 Notebook widget
Splitbar widget
Database
Reports feature enables the creation of !
hardcopy and/or screen reports on any object ! High-performance, robust support for DB2
that can be used in the VA Smalltalk environment, ! Support for Oracle through v10
including parts provided in the Database and ! Support for any database which supports the
Communications features. ODBC interface.
Ergonomic Enhancements
Server Smalltalk
! Award-winning VA Assist™ technology ! Enhanced Debugger
Server Smalltalk (SST) provides a client/server
! Universal Drag/Drop ! Enhanced Inspectors framework flexible enough to accommodate
! Powerful change propagation tools ! Code Synchronization various distributed architectures.
! Customizable Toolbars ! Locate Applications Server Workbench is a cross-development envi-
! Color Code Syntax (Windows only) ! Locate Dependents ronment used in developing distributed process-
Julian wrote
! Dynamic & Batch-Oriented Spell Checking ! Revision Notes ing, web hosting, and other server applications.
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Smalltalk platforms and z/OS using IBM’s VisualAge
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! Version Renaming ! Abbreviation Expansion
Smalltalk Server for OS/390 and z/OS.
! Class History/Find ! Popup Sender/Implementors
! Version Templates ! Browse Changes Including Required Maps Web Services
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the foreword
! !
A self-contained, modular framework, capable
! Application Filtering with the Composition Editor of creating, deploying and hosting web services.
External Interface Support
Supported Configurations
XML Support enables XML–Smalltalk object
Operating System Hardware Platform
Windows ME, 2000, XP, Server 2003, Vista . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300MHz PC, 256MB RAM, 400MB disk
mapping, includes a server interface via XML
RedHat Linux 9, Enterprise AS 2.1, SuSE Linux . . . . . . . . . . . Pentium 300MHz PC, 128MB RAM, 400MB disk request handlers and reading of remote resources
2. Getting Started
Sun Solaris 8, 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SPARC workstation or server, 64MB RAM, 200MB disk via TCP sockets using HTTP requests
AIX 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RISC System/6000, POWERStation OLE Support enables an application to use OLE
...................................................... or POWERServer, 128MB RAM, 400MB disk clients and custom control services.
Other Software Requirements EMSRV 7.1a Library Manager Domino Connection allows an application to
Database
! Netware 4.2 or 5.1 retrieve and work with Domino documents as well
! OS/2 Warp 4.0 + FP11 as access Notes mail system.
! DB2 Universal Database
(Windows, AIX, Linux, Solaris) ! OS/2 Warp Server for e-Business
! ORACLE 8i (8.1.6), 9i or 10
! Windows ME - EMADMIN only
! Windows 2000, 2000 Server,
Domino Advanced Server
! Lotus Notes (Windows only) ! Windows XP Professional
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3. Fundamentals
! [Not supported on Linux, AIX, Solaris] ! Windows Server 2003
VA Smalltalk’s HTML Documentation ! Windows Vista Business, Enterprise, www.instantiations.com/VAST/download
! TCP/IP protocol or Ultimate
! Sun Solaris Version 8 or 9
! Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or later (Windows)
! HP-UX Version 11.0 or 11i
! Netscape 4.51 or later (Win, Linux, Solaris, AIX)
! AIX Version 5.1, 5.2 or 5.3
! Firefox 2.0 or later (Win, Linux)
! Red Hat Linux 9 and Advance Server 2.1
! Opera 9.02 or later (Windows)
! SuSE Enterprise 10
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4. Components
© Copyright 2007 Instantiations, Inc. VA Smalltalk, VA Assist, WidgetKit, and WindowBuilder are trademarks of Instantiations. All other trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners.
5. In Action
6. Web 2.0
7. Advanced

29. Do n
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s it!
Tutorial
Seaside 3.0

30. seaside.st
book.seaside.st