The message celebrates Squeak’s 30th birthday and announces the release of Squeak 6.1, with direct invitations to download the new build or run it in a browser. It points readers to release notes and an interactive in-browser view of the changes, and thanks Christoph Thiede for documenting and exposing those changes. Readers are urged to explore the system: browse the source code, modify behavior, and build projects, with the suggestion that both long-time Squeak users and newcomers to Smalltalk will find fresh things to discover.
The piece frames the milestone as an opportunity to engage with a collaborative community: share interesting findings, ask questions, join discussions, help others, and contribute code or usage stories. Growth is attributed to hands-on exploration, experimentation, and sharing. The tone is celebratory and invitational, closing with a toast to another year of discovery, collaboration, and enjoyment with Smalltalk and Squeak; a photo by Michael Pointner accompanies the announcement.
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