SmartFriends U: Languages and Libraries

September 2, 2003, Bay Area, California: Too busy to keep up with advances
in languages and libraries? Wish you had more time to learn about Boost,
Whisper, and a bit about those dynamic languages you hear about?

Join us for a weekend in the redwoods to hear from leading practitioners
and computer scientists. Enjoy face-to-face time with smart, friendly
professionals. Share ideas, and learn new ones.

Details and registration: http://SmartFriends.com/U

What: Expert speakers, fireside chats, and expert guides providing
lab-style walk-throughs. An affable gathering of knowledgeable attendees,
sharing ideas and insights on language and library topics. Expect plenty of
informal time to schmooze, share ideas, and work with professional peers.

Who:

Alex Stepanov The History of Abstract Algorithms
author of STL

Sean Parent Untangling Software
C++ and Value Semantics
Mac Murrett Boost, a contributor’s view of the future of C++
and the standard libraries
Paul Snively Whisper, a cross-platform C++ framework
O’Caml: putting the “funk” in “functional” (session & lab)
Lisa Lippincott an economical approach to adapting C libraries
for C++ (as exemplified by Nitrogen, an interface to
Apple’s Carbon library)
Wolf Rentzsch Objective-C: a skeptic’s introduction
Chris Page Dylan: a cure for the common code (session & lab)

When: September 26-28, Friday evening through Sunday afternoon.
Check-in starts at 3pm, dinner at 6:30pm

Where: In the redwoods of the San Francisco peninsula coastside, near Pescadero
(between Santa Cruz and Half Moon Bay).

Cost: $500. This covers everything, including meals and a double-occupancy
hotel-style room. For a bit less, $450, you can enjoy the familiar, rustic
ambience of a camp-style cabin.

Details and registration: http://SmartFriends.com/U