Janko, Am 28.01.2012 um 21:08 schrieb Janko Mivšek <janko.mivsek@eranova.si>:
I think this is a post that clearly illustrates the big problem with smalltalk. The very fact that is compared with Java and Java survives.
Yes, that 4-5 peole can do what 50 Java people are needed is both a blessing and a curse :)
I wanted to ask this earlier: is there actual evidence for this, or is it just boasting?
Blessing because of productivity, curse because we are not able to scale beyond one highly connected development group. We don't have project management practices and tools, while Java guys have because they need them from the start.
I'm not so sure the people at those Smalltalk firms building software for banks et al. have no project management. Boasting? ;-) Best, Michael