Oscar Nierstrasz

@onierstrasz
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Professor Emeritus @ U Berne
Soul Polisher @ feenk.com
Passionate about OOP since 1981.
Homepagehttps://www.oscar.nierstrasz.org
Glamorous Toolkithttps://gtoolkit.com
Oscar NierstraszSep 29
alcinnzSep 29
Remember: Kurt Vonnegut was 47 - JA Westenberg:
https://www.joanwestenberg.com/p/remember-kurt-vonnegut-was-47
Remember: Kurt Vonnegut was 47

The Long Apprenticeship

Westenberg.
Oscar NierstraszAug 25, 2025
Stéphane DucasseAug 25, 2025
Kent Beck supported my request to be able to put online the Best Smalltalk Pattern.
Amazing news Thanks you so much Kent.
Oscar NierstraszAug 3, 2025
Max LeibmanAug 1, 2025
Feeling stuck? Try breaking your overwhelmingly big tasks into an overwhelming number of smaller tasks.
Oscar NierstraszJul 28, 2025
Now is probably a good time to remind everyone that all of Tom Lehrer's songs are currently still available online. Get 'em while you can. https://tomlehrersongs.com
Songs and Lyrics by Tom Lehrer

Songs and Lyrics by Tom Lehrer DISCLAIMER STATEMENTI, Tom Lehrer, individually and as trustee of the

Tom Lehrer Songs
Oscar NierstraszJul 21, 2025

Veit Heller and I had fun pair-programming a first prototype of an LLM-based tool to mine learning topics from the Glamorous Toolkit book.

https://youtu.be/0OzYpv1FqUQ

Topic Mining with gt4llm

YouTube
Oscar NierstraszMar 10, 2025
My YOW! 2024 tech talk on applying Moldable Development patterns for legacy modernization is now available on YouTube. https://youtu.be/F_-z0aC7Pnk?si=E45Y-kziEDYYMnbv
Moldable Development in Practice — Patterns for Legacy Modernization • Oscar Nierstrasz • YOW! 2024

YouTube
Oscar NierstraszFeb 9, 2025
I finally admitted to myself that the old Twitter is gone for good, and I deactivated my account. I don't want to be associated with the contemptible antics of its new boss.
https://www.theverge.com/24293448/x-twitter-musk-deactivate-how-to
How to quit Elon Musk’s Twitter / X

There is a new wave of Twitter / X users that are looking to become ex-X users. If you’re one of them, here’s some advice on how to do it.

The Verge
Oscar NierstraszDec 18, 2024
Darnell Clayton Dec 18, 2024

Yeah, Bluesky needs to find another way to verify its users beyond domain verification (which is useful but has its limits).

👉🏾 So, Bluesky Has An Extortion Problem https://tedium.co/2024/12/17/bluesky-impersonation-risks/

So, Bluesky Has An Extortion Problem

An apparent extortion scheme lit up Bluesky the other night. It raises some important questions about whether Bluesky is up to the task of moderation.

Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet.
Oscar NierstraszDec 12, 2024

Today I gave my last of 3 presentations on “Moldable Development in Practice” at the #YOW24 Australia tour de force of Melbourne, Brisbane, and Sydney.

You can find a static HTML version of my live demo here: https://www.oscar.nierstrasz.org/yow2024/

(Videos of the Brisbane talks will be made available sometime in the New Year.)

Yow! 2024 Resources

Oscar Nierstrasz
Oscar NierstraszDec 12, 2024
Kris HowardDec 12, 2024
Much like Pokemon, I’m trying to catch all the YOW speakers! Today I added 4 more to my collection in Sydney… #yow24 @onierstrasz @krisajenkins @trisha_gee @damovisa