On 18.11.2009, at 13:41, Steve Wessels wrote: > > That's right. Smalltalk hasn't died. I am fortunate enough to be part of a > team developing financial software for many years using Smalltalk. > > People have predicted Smalltalk's death about as often as Apple's death. > > I think comparisons between Smalltalk and Java have to take marketing into > account. > > Paying Smalltalk work is harder to find. Here's an interesting twist. > Companies looking for skilled Object Oriented developers, if they understand > what they need, will seek programmers with Smalltalk experience. > > - Steve
To what extent do you think the following applies (in reverse) to Smalltalk? "If you program in the most popular programming language, your skill in that particular language is a commodity. If you program only in the most popular programming language, you have made yourself a commodity. A commodity can only compete on location and price, and location doesn't really get you much on the Internet. This means that only people with a poor understanding of economics program in [the most popular programming language]." (http://gilesbowkett.blogspot.com/2009/01/why-hacker-news-thinks-php-won.html) - Bert - _______________________________________________ Beginners mailing list Beginners@lists.squeakfoundation.org http://lists.squeakfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/beginners
