Funny they ignore the main thesis "SmakTalk is dead". Q: What is a dead language? A: A language that is no longer in sufficient use to be useful ( or communicate with as in spoken )
http://langpop.com/ which shows SmallTalk with Fortran, Cobal, and Ada for it's popular use. I also think that Bob's point that the core SmallTalk community can't reach outside there walled garden is proven by the SamllTalk backlash. Regardless, it was a very entertaining talk, and again I wish I could have that stage presence when I talk. Joe On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 11:36 AM, Frank Wallingford < [email protected]> wrote: > > OTOH, he talks clearly about people and ideas that have been > > important in programming over the last 30 years (including stuff > > that I was not aware of), and on that basis I would strongly > > recommend the talk. > > I found this interesting, in reply to the video, from the Smalltalk > community: > > > http://www.cincomsmalltalk.com/blog/blogView?showComments=true&printTitle=Smalltalk:_Our_Death_has_been_Exaggerated&entry=3419278263 > > -Frank > > -- > ------------------------------------------ > Frank Wallingford > [email protected] > _______________________________________________ > Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org > http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug > Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium > Oct 7 - Glade - Linux GUIs made easy > Nov 4 - Google Wave > Dec 2 - MythTV > Jan 6 - Git >
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