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&lt;p&gt;Welcome to episode 170 of Independent Misinterpretations - a Smalltalk and dynamic language oriented podcast with &lt;a href="http://www.jarober.com"&gt;James Robertson&lt;/a&gt;  and  &lt;a href="http://simberon.blogspot.com/"&gt;David Buck&lt;/a&gt;.  

&lt;p&gt;This week James and David talk about &amp;quot;dead&amp;quot; code - and how sometimes, you need to bring that code back to life.&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p&gt;You can subscribe to the podcast in iTunes (or any other podcatching software) using &lt;a href="http://www.jarober.com/rss/blog_podcast.xml"&gt;this feed&lt;/a&gt; directly or in iTunes with &lt;a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=398934831"&gt;this one&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p&gt;To listen now, you can either download the &lt;a href="http://im-podcast.s3.amazonaws.com/im170.mp3"&gt;mp3 edition&lt;/a&gt;, or the &lt;a href="http://im-podcast.s3.amazonaws.com/im170.m4a"&gt;AAC edition&lt;/a&gt;.  The AAC edition comes with chapter markers.  You can subscribe to either edition of the podcast directly in iTunes; just search for Smalltalk and look in the Podcast results.  You can subscribe to the mp3 edition directly using &lt;a href="http://www.jarober.com/rss/blog_podcast.xml"&gt;this feed&lt;/a&gt;, or the AAC edition using &lt;a href="http://www.jarober.com/rss/blog_podcastAAC.xml"&gt;this feed&lt;/a&gt; using any podcatching software.  You can also &lt;a href="http://im-podcast.s3.amazonaws.com/im170.ogg"&gt;download the podcast in ogg format&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p&gt;If you like the music we use, please visit &lt;a href="http://www.joshwoodward.com/"&gt;Josh Woodward's site&lt;/a&gt;.  We use the song &lt;a href="http://www.joshwoodward.com/mp3/ht/JoshWoodward-04-Troublemaker.mp3"&gt;Troublemaker&lt;/a&gt; for our intro/outro music.  I'm sure he'd appreciate your support!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;If you have feedback, send it to &lt;a href="mailto:jarober@gmail.com"&gt;jarober@gmail.com&lt;/a&gt; - or visit us on &lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_154069891295159" title="IM on Facebook"&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt; - you can subscribe in iTunes using &lt;a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=398934831" title="IM Feed"&gt;this iTunes enabled feed.&lt;/a&gt;. If you enjoy the podcast, pass the word - we would love to have more people hear about Smalltalk!&lt;/p&gt;
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IM 170: Reviving the Dead (Code)

James and David talk about dead, nearly dead, and legacy code that you might need to resurrect, or at least understand

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&lt;p&gt;Welcome to episode 169 of Independent Misinterpretations - a Smalltalk and dynamic language oriented podcast with &lt;a href="http://www.jarober.com"&gt;James Robertson&lt;/a&gt;  and  &lt;a href="http://simberon.blogspot.com/"&gt;David Buck&lt;/a&gt;.  

&lt;p&gt;This week James and David talk to James Foster of Gemtalk - about the spinout of Gemtalk from VMWare, the current state of Gemstone/S, and what the future holds for the product suite.&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p&gt;You can subscribe to the podcast in iTunes (or any other podcatching software) using &lt;a href="http://www.jarober.com/rss/blog_podcast.xml"&gt;this feed&lt;/a&gt; directly or in iTunes with &lt;a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=398934831"&gt;this one&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p&gt;To listen now, you can either download the &lt;a href="http://im-podcast.s3.amazonaws.com/im169.mp3"&gt;mp3 edition&lt;/a&gt;, or the &lt;a href="http://im-podcast.s3.amazonaws.com/im169.m4a"&gt;AAC edition&lt;/a&gt;.  The AAC edition comes with chapter markers.  You can subscribe to either edition of the podcast directly in iTunes; just search for Smalltalk and look in the Podcast results.  You can subscribe to the mp3 edition directly using &lt;a href="http://www.jarober.com/rss/blog_podcast.xml"&gt;this feed&lt;/a&gt;, or the AAC edition using &lt;a href="http://www.jarober.com/rss/blog_podcastAAC.xml"&gt;this feed&lt;/a&gt; using any podcatching software.  You can also &lt;a href="http://im-podcast.s3.amazonaws.com/im169.ogg"&gt;download the podcast in ogg format&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p&gt;If you like the music we use, please visit &lt;a href="http://www.joshwoodward.com/"&gt;Josh Woodward's site&lt;/a&gt;.  We use the song &lt;a href="http://www.joshwoodward.com/mp3/ht/JoshWoodward-04-Troublemaker.mp3"&gt;Troublemaker&lt;/a&gt; for our intro/outro music.  I'm sure he'd appreciate your support!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;If you have feedback, send it to &lt;a href="mailto:jarober@gmail.com"&gt;jarober@gmail.com&lt;/a&gt; - or visit us on &lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_154069891295159" title="IM on Facebook"&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt; - you can subscribe in iTunes using &lt;a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=398934831" title="IM Feed"&gt;this iTunes enabled feed.&lt;/a&gt;. If you enjoy the podcast, pass the word - we would love to have more people hear about Smalltalk!&lt;/p&gt;
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IM 169: Gemtalk

James and David speak to James Foster about Gemtalk, and what's been going on with the Gemstone/S product suite

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&lt;p&gt;Welcome to episode 168 of Independent Misinterpretations - a Smalltalk and dynamic language oriented podcast with &lt;a href="http://www.jarober.com"&gt;James Robertson&lt;/a&gt;  and  &lt;a href="http://simberon.blogspot.com/"&gt;David Buck&lt;/a&gt;.  

&lt;p&gt;This week James talks to Arden Thomas, Cincom Smalltalk Product Manager, about some of the new work going into ObjectStudio 8.6 and VisualWorks 8.  Of particular interest is the new editor work, which you can see for yourself if you are part of the vw-dev or os-dev programs - visit &lt;a href="http://www.cincomsmalltalk.com/main/developer-community/developer-program/"&gt;Cincom's website for details on what their requirements are for that.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p&gt;You can subscribe to the podcast in iTunes (or any other podcatching software) using &lt;a href="http://www.jarober.com/rss/blog_podcast.xml"&gt;this feed&lt;/a&gt; directly or in iTunes with &lt;a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=398934831"&gt;this one&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p&gt;To listen now, you can either download the &lt;a href="http://im-podcast.s3.amazonaws.com/im168.mp3"&gt;mp3 edition&lt;/a&gt;, or the &lt;a href="http://im-podcast.s3.amazonaws.com/im168.m4a"&gt;AAC edition&lt;/a&gt;.  The AAC edition comes with chapter markers.  You can subscribe to either edition of the podcast directly in iTunes; just search for Smalltalk and look in the Podcast results.  You can subscribe to the mp3 edition directly using &lt;a href="http://www.jarober.com/rss/blog_podcast.xml"&gt;this feed&lt;/a&gt;, or the AAC edition using &lt;a href="http://www.jarober.com/rss/blog_podcastAAC.xml"&gt;this feed&lt;/a&gt; using any podcatching software.  You can also &lt;a href="http://im-podcast.s3.amazonaws.com/im168.ogg"&gt;download the podcast in ogg format&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p&gt;If you like the music we use, please visit &lt;a href="http://www.joshwoodward.com/"&gt;Josh Woodward's site&lt;/a&gt;.  We use the song &lt;a href="http://www.joshwoodward.com/mp3/ht/JoshWoodward-04-Troublemaker.mp3"&gt;Troublemaker&lt;/a&gt; for our intro/outro music.  I'm sure he'd appreciate your support!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;If you have feedback, send it to &lt;a href="mailto:jarober@gmail.com"&gt;jarober@gmail.com&lt;/a&gt; - or visit us on &lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_154069891295159" title="IM on Facebook"&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt; - you can subscribe in iTunes using &lt;a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=398934831" title="IM Feed"&gt;this iTunes enabled feed.&lt;/a&gt;. If you enjoy the podcast, pass the word - we would love to have more people hear about Smalltalk!&lt;/p&gt;
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IM 168: CIncom Smalltalk Roadmap 2014

James talks to Arden Thomas, Cincom's Product Manager for Smalltalk, about the road ahead for VisualWorks and ObjectStudio

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&lt;p&gt;Welcome to episode 167 of Independent Misinterpretations - a Smalltalk and dynamic language oriented podcast with &lt;a href="http://www.jarober.com"&gt;James Robertson&lt;/a&gt;  and  &lt;a href="http://simberon.blogspot.com/"&gt;David Buck&lt;/a&gt;.  

&lt;p&gt;This week James and David talk about &amp;quot;Cargo Cult Development&amp;quot; practices - things that become common practice in a developent shop that may have once made sense, but no longer do.&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p&gt;You can subscribe to the podcast in iTunes (or any other podcatching software) using &lt;a href="http://www.jarober.com/rss/blog_podcast.xml"&gt;this feed&lt;/a&gt; directly or in iTunes with &lt;a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=398934831"&gt;this one&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p&gt;To listen now, you can either download the &lt;a href="http://im-podcast.s3.amazonaws.com/im167.mp3"&gt;mp3 edition&lt;/a&gt;, or the &lt;a href="http://im-podcast.s3.amazonaws.com/im167.m4a"&gt;AAC edition&lt;/a&gt;.  The AAC edition comes with chapter markers.  You can subscribe to either edition of the podcast directly in iTunes; just search for Smalltalk and look in the Podcast results.  You can subscribe to the mp3 edition directly using &lt;a href="http://www.jarober.com/rss/blog_podcast.xml"&gt;this feed&lt;/a&gt;, or the AAC edition using &lt;a href="http://www.jarober.com/rss/blog_podcastAAC.xml"&gt;this feed&lt;/a&gt; using any podcatching software.  You can also &lt;a href="http://im-podcast.s3.amazonaws.com/im167.ogg"&gt;download the podcast in ogg format&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p&gt;If you like the music we use, please visit &lt;a href="http://www.joshwoodward.com/"&gt;Josh Woodward's site&lt;/a&gt;.  We use the song &lt;a href="http://www.joshwoodward.com/mp3/ht/JoshWoodward-04-Troublemaker.mp3"&gt;Troublemaker&lt;/a&gt; for our intro/outro music.  I'm sure he'd appreciate your support!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;If you have feedback, send it to &lt;a href="mailto:jarober@gmail.com"&gt;jarober@gmail.com&lt;/a&gt; - or visit us on &lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_154069891295159" title="IM on Facebook"&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt; - you can subscribe in iTunes using &lt;a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=398934831" title="IM Feed"&gt;this iTunes enabled feed.&lt;/a&gt;. If you enjoy the podcast, pass the word - we would love to have more people hear about Smalltalk!&lt;/p&gt;
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IM 167: Cargo Cult Development

James and David talk about some of the "old wives tales" that tend to proliferate in development shops.

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&lt;p&gt;Welcome to episode 166 of Independent Misinterpretations - a Smalltalk and dynamic language oriented podcast with &lt;a href="http://www.jarober.com"&gt;James Robertson&lt;/a&gt;  and  &lt;a href="http://simberon.blogspot.com/"&gt;David Buck&lt;/a&gt;.  

&lt;p&gt;This week James and David talk about the various event mechanisms in Smalltalk (primarily speaking of VisualWorks) - Dependency, Trigger Events, and Announcements.&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p&gt;You can subscribe to the podcast in iTunes (or any other podcatching software) using &lt;a href="http://www.jarober.com/rss/blog_podcast.xml"&gt;this feed&lt;/a&gt; directly or in iTunes with &lt;a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=398934831"&gt;this one&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p&gt;To listen now, you can either download the &lt;a href="http://im-podcast.s3.amazonaws.com/im166.mp3"&gt;mp3 edition&lt;/a&gt;, or the &lt;a href="http://im-podcast.s3.amazonaws.com/im166.m4a"&gt;AAC edition&lt;/a&gt;.  The AAC edition comes with chapter markers.  You can subscribe to either edition of the podcast directly in iTunes; just search for Smalltalk and look in the Podcast results.  You can subscribe to the mp3 edition directly using &lt;a href="http://www.jarober.com/rss/blog_podcast.xml"&gt;this feed&lt;/a&gt;, or the AAC edition using &lt;a href="http://www.jarober.com/rss/blog_podcastAAC.xml"&gt;this feed&lt;/a&gt; using any podcatching software.  You can also &lt;a href="http://im-podcast.s3.amazonaws.com/im166.ogg"&gt;download the podcast in ogg format&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p&gt;If you like the music we use, please visit &lt;a href="http://www.joshwoodward.com/"&gt;Josh Woodward's site&lt;/a&gt;.  We use the song &lt;a href="http://www.joshwoodward.com/mp3/ht/JoshWoodward-04-Troublemaker.mp3"&gt;Troublemaker&lt;/a&gt; for our intro/outro music.  I'm sure he'd appreciate your support!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;If you have feedback, send it to &lt;a href="mailto:jarober@gmail.com"&gt;jarober@gmail.com&lt;/a&gt; - or visit us on &lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_154069891295159" title="IM on Facebook"&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt; - you can subscribe in iTunes using &lt;a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=398934831" title="IM Feed"&gt;this iTunes enabled feed.&lt;/a&gt;. If you enjoy the podcast, pass the word - we would love to have more people hear about Smalltalk!&lt;/p&gt;
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IM 166: Dependency and Such

James and David discuss the pros and cons of Dependency versus trigger events versus announcements

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