On Sun, Oct 8, 2017 at 10:19 PM, Peter Uhnák <i.uh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Comparing languages in a discussion about Pharo vs the rest is vastly >> different, at least to me , from teaching Pharo. >> > > The pdf that Stef posted I wrote for my students (which know Java and C), > just so it is easier for them to compare/grasp the new syntax based on what > they already know. It wasn't/isn't meant as a language comparison in the > sense that one is better than the other. > btw, Have you seen "I Can Read C++ and Java But I Can’t Read Smalltalk" by Wilf LaLonde http://carfield.com.hk/document/languages/readingSmalltalk.pdf? I like the side-comments... t.rotate (a, v); //Original t rotate (a, v); //Who needs dot? t rotate a, v; //Who needs brackets? t rotate by: a around: v; //Who needs ambiguity? t rotateBy: a around: v //This is Smalltalk cheers -ben
