2013/12/9 Torsten Bergmann <[email protected]>: > Esteban wrote: >> I'd prefer ObjectConnect shutdown their website rather than having that. >> And, at certain degree the same applies to my beloved ObjectArts and >> its Dolphin masterpiece. > What a nonsense - why should they shutdown their site if it is valuable > to provide infos and new downloads to their customers?
I can't shutdown anything that's not mine. And that's perfectly fine. The point is that, IMHO, for the Smalltalk community it's counterproductive. It's my opinion, I don't want you to share it :) > If you want to shut down any page that is not up-to date you may have > to shut down a big part of the internet. Nothing sells less and causes more rejection than an outdated site. Particularly if it is about programming. > But Smalltalk is (at least to me) not interesting because it is a > programming language - it is interesting because it is a dynamic object > system that is easily changeable (including metamodel and language itself). We agree on this. And that's why we're here. > And Pharo should not stop changing this object system until something new > and better comes out of it... If you want to reach broader audiences I'm 100% confident that you need not only a good product, but also good marketing assets. Though I never used it, I know the benefits of S/MT because I'm a long time smalltalker, but what about somebody who's evaluating other alternatives? Will a Company invest a million dollar (or a hundred at least) in a product built with a technology whose website is like ObjectConnect's one? I know this business runs on hype for a good part, but some things are just unavoidable. Regards, pd: I rather don't continue this here, it's hardly Pharo related. Pharo is doing a good job in this aspect, or at least much better than many predecessors.
