On Fri, Mar 4, 2016 at 12:08 PM, stepharo <stepharo@free.fr> wrote:

SciPharo? Not so great news from my POV.
What is so much pharo specific in this library?
Is Smalltalk scientific community large enough for yet another split?

Split of what? Let us be tagged with a name of 1980 and die in peace. Yes this looks like a
smart move.
There are just Python and R and Javascript around (not talking about ruby and swift)
so this is a great move. We are not the cobol of object-oriented programming!!

When I read sentiments like this it makes me want to leave the community.�� I find it so offensive that the Pharo community uses Smalltalk but wants to distance itself.�� It feels like theft or massive disrespect for the inventors of the language, or a complete lack of gratitude.

C is older than Smalltalk and no one says "C is the cobol of low-level imperative languages".�� List is much older than C but no one wants to rename Lisp because it is perceived as old.

Smalltalk is a beautiful name, carefully chosen to differentiate and identify the system as different, not arrogant, not hieroglyphic.�� Further, Smalltalkl /is/ different and distinctive materially.�� Why anyone would be ashamed of that incredible heritage and pervasive influence is beyond me.

Offended,

Eliot