Yes, you're quite right, David. But my point is that my particular situation is representative of everyone who is not currently in the Smalltalk community. I posted because I want the Smalltalk community to grow, but it's peak has passed. There are no SUGs, there is no Smalltalk magazine, there are no web resources. And the Smalltalk community must grow if it is to be taken seriously.
I cannot go back in time and learn it in the 'peak'. I must learn it now, with the resources that are available now. These resources are lacking. If a person was equally proficient in Smalltalk and Python, which would they produce better code faster in? I suspect the answer may be Smalltalk, because of its one, beautiful, paradigm. But I, and millions like me, will never know. I'm hoping Pharo will be the first steps in changing that. Kind regards, Robert David Mitchell-6 wrote: > > I would insert the phrase "for you" several times into your post. That > is, is Python a better language (for me) at this time. Or, was Python > an easier language (for me) to learn than Smalltalk. > > If you come late enough to the party (and the party is large enough), > you can Google for all your answers. Smalltalk's popularity spiked in > the early 90s (until Java popped its bubble). You couldn't Google for > Smalltalk answers then largely due to the lack of Google ;-). > > -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Squeak-Forks-Popularity---Trends-Estimate-tp3211130p3233384.html Sent from the Pharo Smalltalk mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ Pharo-project mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gforge.inria.fr/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pharo-project
