On Fri, Mar 4, 2016 at 12:08 PM, stepharo <[email protected]> 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
