6.11.03: DirectJava®: Automated Smalltalk to Java Migration Tool

Dear CHOOSE-Member We are glad to invite you to another talk given by Olivier Picot, Object-ive: 6.11.03: DirectJava®: Automated Smalltalk to Java Migration Tool For more information see below or <http://www.jugs.ch/html/events.html> (with online registration form). Best Regards, The JUGS Board ---------------------------------------------------------------- DirectJava®: Automated Smalltalk to Java Migration Tool ======================================================= 6.11.03 Technopark Zurich, Room Cobol Travel instructions: <http://www.technopark.ch> > Kontakt > Lageplan direct Link to frame content: <http://www.technopark.ch/play/german/kontakt/11200.cfm> SPEAKER ------- Olivier Picot, Object-ive AGENDA ------ 17:00 - 18:15h: Talk incl. Q/A Afterwards you are invited to a refreshment. ABSTRACT -------- Java has taken the world by storm. Its vibrant and dynamic platform offers today a real alternative to older languages, even those as established as Smalltalk. Factors such as uncertainty in terms of vendor support, or expert staff shortages should increase significantly the need for Smalltalk to Java migrations. Indeed, re-development is a very costly and lengthy alternative, frought with risks. Smalltalk and Java show significant differences, posing problems when attempting to automate a translation process (for instance, dynamic typing versus static typing or the fact that blocks do not exist in Java). DirectJava is a 4-step iterative process : Automated Smalltalk source code analysis, Types Detection, Correspondence Repository building, and the Translation Engine itself. Specific code translation examples illustrate how DirectJava is able to deliver such a high degree of accuracy in automated translation. Case Study: CCR (Caisse Centrale de Réassurance) part of the top 25 reinsurers in the world has successfully migrated applications of over 1 million lines of code from VA Smalltalk into VA Java using DirectJava. BIOGRAPHY --------- Olivier Picot is the founder and General manager of Object'ive, a company specialized in Object-Oriented Technology. He has 10 years experience in software architecture and engineering, and is the main developer behind DirectJava, an automated translation tool from Smallalk to Java. His experience includes software development for IBM as well as consulting in the area of application migrations. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- REGISTRATION ------------ Please DO NOT reply to this e-mail. Fill in the form below and sent it to <mailto:events@jugs.ch> or register very easy at <http://www.jugs.ch/html/events/2003/smalltalk.html#Formular>. Thanks. 6.11.03: DirectJava®: Automated Smalltalk to Java Migration Tool Name: ______________________________________ Email: ______________________________________ Company: ______________________________________ Address: ______________________________________ ZIP/City:______________________________________ Please check: [ ] CHOOSE member - no participation fee [ ] SSUG member - no participation fee [ ] Non-Member - JUGS-events are once free of cost for evaluation [ ] Non-Member with participation fee CHF 100.- (better: Join the Java User Group Switzerland and take part as a member...) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Java User Group Switzerland <mailto:info@jugs.ch> Postfach 2322, 8033 Zuerich WWW: <http://www.jugs.ch> JUGS is an interest group of the Swiss Informaticians Society (SI) <http://www.s-i.ch/>, the swiss chapter of ACM. ---------------------------------------------------------------- choose-news(a)iam.unibe.ch is a *moderated* mailing list for announcing non-commercial events related to Object Technology in Switzerland. Please send announcements to be posted to: choose-news(a)iam.unibe.ch To unsubscribe, please send the message "unsubscribe choose-news" to: Majordomo(a)iam.unibe.ch To learn more about SI and CHOOSE, see: http://www.iam.unibe.ch/CHOOSE/