On Mon, Apr 28, 2014 at 7:46 PM, S Krish <krishnamachari.sudha...@gmail.com>wrote:
> > +1 > > Smalltalk heritage and its future should be carried on by "Pharo > Smalltalk". > > > +1! > On Mon, Apr 28, 2014 at 11:08 PM, Eliot Miranda > <eliot.mira...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> >> >> >> On Mon, Apr 28, 2014 at 10:20 AM, Tudor Girba <tu...@tudorgirba.com>wrote: >> >>> That is why we talk about Pharo as a cool, modern environment and >>> language that is Smalltalk-inspired. >>> >> >> We went through this a few months ago. Pharo isn't inspired by >> Smalltalk; it /is/ a Smalltalk. Trying to be mealy-mouthed about it and >> claiming inspiration, rather than proudly declaring its a Smalltalk is IMO >> as bad as apologizing for it being dead. >> >> >>> We do not need to apologize because Pharo was never dead :). >>> >> >> We don't need to avoid the S word either... >> >> >>> >>> Doru >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Apr 28, 2014 at 7:16 PM, Norbert Hartl <norb...@hartl.name>wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Am 28.04.2014 um 18:58 schrieb kilon alios <kilon.al...@gmail.com>: >>>> >>>> very cool presentation. Definitely you need to add this to the new >>>> website. >>>> >>>> Question : Why in every presentation we have to apologise why smalltalk >>>> is dead / extinct ? >>>> >>>> As a newcomer to Smalltalk I find it quite annoying. Its not as if I >>>> came to Smalltalk without knowing that is not popular. The vast majority of >>>> languages out there are so more unpopular than Smalltalk, yet they don't >>>> have this "sorry that I am dead" mentality to them. >>>> >>>> +1 >>>> >>>> Well said. >>>> >>>> Norbert >>>> >>>> >>>> On Mon, Apr 28, 2014 at 7:12 PM, Marcus Denker >>>> <marcus.den...@inria.fr>wrote: >>>> >>>>> … more a Smalltalk one using Pharo: >>>>> >>>>> MountainWest RubyConf 2014 >>>>> >>>>> Noel Rappin: "But Really, You Should Learn Smalltalk” >>>>> >>>>> Smalltalk has mystique. We talk about it more than we use it. It seems >>>>> like it should be so similar to Ruby. It has similar Object-Oriented >>>>> structures, it even has blocks. But everything is so slightly different, >>>>> from the programming environment, to the 1-based arrays, to the simple >>>>> syntax. Using Smalltalk will make you look at familiar constructs with new >>>>> eyes. We’ll show you how to get started on Smalltalk, and walk through >>>>> some >>>>> sample code. Live coding may be involved. You’ll never look at objects the >>>>> same way again. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> http://www.confreaks.com/videos/3284-mwrc-but-really-you-should-learn-smalltalk >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> www.tudorgirba.com >>> >>> "Every thing has its own flow" >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> best, >> Eliot >> > >
