On 9 January 2015 at 13:23, horrido <horrido.hobb...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Topic #2: >>> >>> It is the contention of some critics, including >>> Robert Martin <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YX3iRjKj7C0> >>> , that Smalltalk did not (does not?) address the needs of the enterprise. >>> Present a counter-argument.
Uncle Bob just doesn't know his history. Smalltalk suffered because it was _only_ in the enterprise (because, as someone on HN points out, no one else could afford the $10k/seat licence costs). I'm pretty sure James Robertson wrote about that, soon after Uncle Bob's facepalm-worthy talk. frank
