On 3/9/2012 5:02 PM, Igor Stasenko wrote:
According to this guy, we're using 3rd most powful programming language (or, well one of 4.. to not insult anyone ;).
http://www.paulgraham.com/icad.html
So, we're not that bad, eh? :)
I think were pretty good. :) I personally don't think anything comes close to Smalltalk when it comes to approachability and power. Smalltalk brings power to people who aren't necessarily "hackers". I am not a professional programmer. My day job requires very little computer. But, I have a vision for things outside of my day job. Smalltalk empowers me better than anything else I've seen. If you take someone who doesn't have their very soul invested in Emacs, git, C/C++/Java/Python/languageOfChoice, and other tool sets. Or if they are simply willing to come to Smalltalk on its terms and when in Smalltalk do Smalltalk. Then you are offered great power with very approachable tools. And I believe in Pharo's case, that approachability is an area that will is greatly as the appearance, browsers and editors are getting improved and polished. There is much in the image I don't understand. That's okay. It doesn't stop me from doing what I want to do. Most people who find Smalltalk unapproachable, seem to want to bring a lot of baggage with them. They don't want to start fresh. This can be a problem for them. They need to let go, start fresh, learn what is here. Then evaluate how they can apply Smalltalk in their set of tools. And personally that is really how any language and tool set should be evaluated, though that is rarely the case. I don't believe it is to our advantage to lose our soul to try to make Pharo into the image the other tools that are already available. Why have a Smalltalk flavored Python? Let Pharo be Pharo. I think the more we can empower the person who can come to Pharo afresh, newbie or old pro, regardless of experience. The more we empower them to create their future. The better the future for Pharo. Pharo, power to create! Pharo, empowering you to create! Pharo, empowering you to create the future! Jimmie