On 05/13/2012 11:51 AM, sparaig wrote: > I've been learning how to create "bindings" from my favorite languages, > Squeak and Pharo Smalltalk. I just did a benchmark to time the difference > between the built-in math, and a math library called gmplib (GNU > Multi-Precision library). > > performing 100,000 factorial (100,000 x 999,999 x 999,998 x ... x 2 x 1) is > 700 times faster using the library rather than doing it in squeak. That > resulting number, by the way, is "rather" huge. > > > For any programmers (or wannabe programmers) who want to learn to use Squeak > Smalltalk, I have a video tutorial series on youtube, geared for (almost) > complete beginning programmers: Squeak from the very start > > https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6601A198DF14788D&feature=view_all > > just to brag to true computer programmer/computer scientist geeks, one of the > co-authors of _Design Patterns_ emailed me and said he was having a friend > watch it as an intro to Squeak. :-) :-) :-) > > > Cheers. > > Lawson
Tell me what kind of practical value does this have? Can I develop for mobile devices with it? Or is it just an academic exercise? I recall the days when Dr. Dobbs had the "languages of the month." I think we boiled it down to C++ and Java. Nothing else need apply.
