On Sun, Nov 22, 2009 at 5:19 PM, Lawson English wrote:
> 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 App
All true, but, as I said, there are assumptions: Squeak/Pharo By Example
is for total newcomers to programming, or for very experienced
programmers looking for a fast intro where they can "read between the
lines" for intermediate/advanced info.
Design Patterns is hardly intermediate either, I
Squeak by Example is a great place to start, and it is free. After that, An
Introduction to Seaside is very good. The Design Patterns Smalltalk Companion
puts now-commonplace concepts into context. Chamond Liu's book is also very
good. Then for some polish, check Kent Beck's Smalltalk Best P
I agree 100% It seems like most of the documentation is a tutorial or
example but not a straight forward explanation of how to use it. Everything
ends up being trial and error. I enjoy the language very much and would be
tempted to use it again but realistically a good comprehensive guide would
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 t
