Dec. 17, 2012
8:59 a.m.
If you use Ruby for any length of time (and ignore most of the syntax) you will quickly realise that Ruby _is_ Smalltalk in many fundamental ways. It's just a pity Matz based its syntax on Perl (or so it seems). Ruby = Smalltalk with rubbish syntax and awesome integration with basic programmer tools and decent infrastructure.
My point is that we should capture what is adapted for Pharo not just because in another language.
I should add: with that last clause I'm not trying to dismiss Pharo's and Squeak's massive improvement in infrastructure. It's just that it's nowhere near as slick as in Ruby.
How to improve?