Lambda the Ultimate

Two opposed views about the "no continuations in Ruby 2.0" announcement:

Patrick Logan: Ruby Sucks?

Don Box: Two Excellent Things for Ruby at Microsoft.

I thought this was interesting - maybe there is more interest in Smalltalk now that Strongtalk has been open-sourced?

Cadence Design Systems, the leader in Electronic Design Automation, is seeking outstanding software engineers for a novel technology project at its San Jose, California campus.

We are seeking developers with the following qualifications: Object Oriented design and modeling Advanced degree in Computer Science Working experience with Smalltalk/Squeak desirable Exposure to formal methods Exposure to system design languages (UML, Mathlab/Simulink, System- C, Esterel), and system design flows an advantage Ability to work in a fast paced industrial environment Current US work permit.

Interested parties should contact Gilad Bracha (Gilad@Cadence.com).

Also interesting is Ian Piumarta's work on Pepsi, although I haven't had a chance to look at all the details yet.