On 4/15/12 2:59 PM, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote:
> I think that pharo serves a need. The need for something solid and free from
> restrictions related to software.
>
> Got interested in Smallatalk and Squeak quite a long time ago. But never moved
> past the toy-stage with them. Went homoiconic with Tcl and "OO" with the whole
> Java chain.
>
> With Pharo, there is a sense of progress, cleanliness, and will to push the
> boundary by making some hard choices.
>
> And this made me interested in how things worked inside, and invest time and
> energy in making it a key target platform for my ideas-materialization
> activities in my business. Because business thrives on something solid, and
> innovation doesn't like arbitrary restrictions.
>
> Owning and mastering the whole chain from VM up to Image detail is huge. In
> Squeak, it is accretion. I think Pharo leans more towards the
> "crystallization" side of things. (Yep, I drank the kool-aid).
>
> Philippe
Agree with all
Edgar
