Somebody claiming to be Peter da Silva wrote: > I'm just not a big fan of languages with > an isolated virtual machine as a core part of the design... and that > started bugging me with APL in the '70s. It's why I think the > Smalltalk environment is a chunk of hate that distracts people from > the sweet language underneath it,
That's far from the worst problem surrounding Smalltalk. Having worked with a system that has one module written in it, and having considered using it recreationally at one point, I can say with confidence that the "Interact with existing tools? Why the hell would you want to do THAT?" attitude that seems to prevail in the Smalltalk community has generated far more software hate than a custom environment ever could on its own. dave -- Dave Vandervies dj3va...@eskimo.com Plan your future! Make God laugh!
